spontaneous
Example Sentences
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As they headed west, they planned to stop in Las Vegas and, while there, made a spontaneous decision to see the Eagles’ residency at the Sphere.
From Los Angeles Times
That dynamic fuels social sharing and impulse purchases, which Citi sees as especially effective in a category where buying decisions are often spontaneous.
From Barron's
An auditorium full of jaded film critics burst into spontaneous applause at this out-of-nowhere display of fiery bravado.
The band's palm-wine-infused Highlife sets prompt spontaneous dancing, with patrons singing lyrics from memory and cheering solos deep into the night.
From Barron's
Rather than calculating energy in the traditional sense, the method evaluates how unlikely it would be for a particular reaction network to operate in exactly that way if chemistry were driven only by spontaneous processes.
From Science Daily
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