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Recent Examples of fortuity
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
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Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.
—Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.
—Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuity
Noun
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Meteorologists did their job but the alarm got carried away, highlighting the need for better communication of uncertainty.—
Jason Samenow,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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The start of the fifth season brings a mixture of excitement and uncertainty to Angel City FC, with this being the first full season under Straus, who officially took over last June.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The System is inspired by randomness within nature and the somatic elements of breakdancing, which Jonas grew up doing in Venice Beach.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Marcus Ziemer, the eldest brother of a Bay Area soccer coaching dynasty and longtime head coach of the Sonoma State University men's soccer team before the school eliminated athletics last year, died in Germany early Tuesday morning after a weekend accident.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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That foresight is not an accident.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Like Scheepers, Musu is thankful her boss has been supportive and understanding of her circumstances.—
Blane Bachelor,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Whoever ends the game with their egg intact is said to have luck for the year.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
16 Mar. 2026
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A little timing and luck will be required, too, as interest rate rises here could become more common if existing market conditions don't quickly improve.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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And that's obviously not by happenstance.—
Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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That wasn’t just happenstance, either.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Stay well-informed and take the necessary precautions to shield yourself and others from the potential hazards of extreme heat.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Those causes of death aren’t public yet, but in one case, authorities indicated a skier fell into a tree well at Northstar Resort, a hazard increased by large new snowfalls.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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This means that even if a fault-tolerant quantum computer becomes available, QPE could still struggle with large molecules because the chance of successfully extracting the correct energy becomes vanishingly small.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Sooners had a final chance after Acuff missed a second free throw with 10 seconds left.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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