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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
And there was nothing fluky about the play Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton made the play after the Tillman no-call.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
After pressing the Wild for around 10 minutes, Buffalo tied the game for a second time on a classic fluky bounce.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Neither Horford or Post is much of an interior bruiser, and Green is too small to face off against, say, Victor Wembanyama (which became quite clear during Golden State's two fluky wins against Wembanyama's San Antonio Spurs over the last week).
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
And this was no fluky occurrence.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
After pressing the Wild for around 10 minutes, Buffalo tied the game for a second time on a classic fluky bounce.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Neither Horford or Post is much of an interior bruiser, and Green is too small to face off against, say, Victor Wembanyama (which became quite clear during Golden State's two fluky wins against Wembanyama's San Antonio Spurs over the last week).
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
And this was no fluky occurrence.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
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Feeling lucky on Friday the 13 th ?—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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June was of those adults a few lucky teens sometimes meet, the ones who help to shine a few lights on the life pathways most upbringings leave dark.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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These pressures are not accidental.—
Steve Hershey,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
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Why This Moment Matters The timing of this shift isn’t accidental.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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Benito’s reps confirmed in a press release that the happy couple wasn’t just an act for the show.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vonn’s comeback is in some ways the perfect Olympic story—happy ending be-damned.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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From familiar faces to unexpected challengers, here’s who’s running for Senate and Congress.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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His Penguins are making an unexpected romp toward the Stanley Cup playoffs in a season they were expected to finish near the bottom of the NHL standings.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both these unfortunate stories, like everything in this film, there’s something kind of fortunate about them too.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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And that was certainly fortunate.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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