1
as in happy
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
in a fortunate turn of events, the motel had one last vacancy
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2
as in lucky
having good luck
rabbits' feet are seen as making the carrier of them fortunate
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Recent Examples of fortunate
The Cubs got a fortunate bounce on an infield single, too, and scored two unearned runs.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Would Netflix consider acquiring media assets from some of its less fortunate Hollywood peers?
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 July 2025
While ‘Oumuamua did so, Comet Borisov was not so fortunate, with the object appearing to split and break apart on its way out of our solar system.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
In truth, Gemma Grainger’s side were arguably fortunate to come away with all three points in each of their matches.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Would Netflix consider acquiring media assets from some of its less fortunate Hollywood peers?
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 July 2025
While ‘Oumuamua did so, Comet Borisov was not so fortunate, with the object appearing to split and break apart on its way out of our solar system.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
In truth, Gemma Grainger’s side were arguably fortunate to come away with all three points in each of their matches.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunate
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For his part, Aaron was happy that wasn’t an option.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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The fact remains that dogs absolutely thrive on high-quality food and need it to keep them happy and healthy.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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So by any measure, most of us in this country—especially rock stars like me—are very lucky.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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The lucky California ticket was sold at Specialty Tobacco Outlet in San Bruno, which is about a 10-mile drive south from San Francisco.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 July 2025
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“Fortunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunate. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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