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also flukey
1
as in lucky
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
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2
as in accidental
happening by chance
the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery
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Recent Examples of fluky
But a fluky political moment had created the chance for something radical in New York.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
There the trillions begin to feel nature’s winnow: an ocean current is a fluky thing, and it cannot always be relied on to carry a cod egg where a young cod wants to be.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
There the trillions begin to feel nature’s winnow: an ocean current is a fluky thing, and it cannot always be relied on to carry a cod egg where a young cod wants to be.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
Adjective
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Those 3,000 lucky Club Applebee's members will be notified by Valentine's Day if were randomly selected.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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And if everything goes according to plan, Pedraza—and his very lucky employees—won’t have to share the pot with anyone.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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How To Die Alone followed Mel (Rothwell), a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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That's good enough for defending against a missile attack from a rogue state or an accidental missile launch by one of the world's other nuclear powers.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a happy ending, there’s something uplifting and hopeful about these movies.—
Charlie Carballo,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after that scene, Kelce found superstar singer Taylor Swift and the happy couple headed back toward the Chiefs locker room.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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On a random note: Long before those assignments, Chuck was pepper-sprayed covering the disturbances in Miami the morning Elián Gonzalez was whisked away by federal authorities.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The robot learns in a virtual environment, earning higher scores for better stacking performance with random items.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Very few people are fortunate enough to start a residency program, making Dr. Hartford’s work in this role a unique feature of his career.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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While many people in a progressive city like Orlando agree that government ought to do more to help the less fortunate, few seem to want the homeless nearby.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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