1
as in fortunate
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
your arrival just before the thunderstorm was fortuitous
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as in accidental
happening by chance
firmly believes that the creation of the universe was something other than just the fortuitous coming together of particles of matter
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Recent Examples of fortuitous
Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The series has become an unexpected grief tracker; Paddington, my fortuitous companion.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet in Morrison’s book, the show is simply the result of what Michaels has been doing all along — trying to convene talent in hopes of gaining a fortuitous result.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Past teams were trending statistically toward a fortuitous February.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The series has become an unexpected grief tracker; Paddington, my fortuitous companion.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet in Morrison’s book, the show is simply the result of what Michaels has been doing all along — trying to convene talent in hopes of gaining a fortuitous result.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Past teams were trending statistically toward a fortuitous February.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuitous
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For the education sector as a whole, and for the preservation of academic freedom, Kimball pointed out to me, the decision to target Harvard may turn out to be a fortunate miscalculation.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Orlando lost to Boston 103-86 at TD Garden in Game 1, but in some ways, Orlando was fortunate the outcome wasn’t more lopsided.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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What followed was part social experiment, part accidental soul-baring, and slightly more fun than doomscrolling solo.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, an accidental executor can be the trustee of a revocable trust after the grantor has passed away.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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They’re actually formulated with moisturizing ingredients like (vitamin E and hyaluronic acid) to nourish the skin, with noncomedogenic options to keep acne-prone skin happy.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Rodgers clearly enjoys holding the NFL hostage: The NFL’s lamest offseason storyline had a new – but not unexpected – twist Thursday when Aaron Rodgers had thoughts on the New York Jets and new head coach Aaron Glenn.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Upon his unexpected death less than two months later, John Paul I's successor, Karol Wojtyla, chose the name John Paul II to honor him.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Sunoco received a $4,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket, lottery officials said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Most musicians would be lucky to have a release spend even half that amount of time on the chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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While that trend has been in place for years, recent events suggest an acceleration in sales — and the timing may not be coincidental.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The White House has not commented on how the formula was created, so the similarities may simply be coincidental.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Fortuitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuitous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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