as in luckily
by good fortune or luck
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Thanks for inviting me—fortunately, I have that day off.
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Recent Examples of fortunately
Unfortunately, that donor’s blood wasn’t a good match for Babbitt but fortunately, another donor came forward who was a match.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
And fortunately, Orion’s space toilet does have a privacy door.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
First, the two singers originally cast to play Carmen and Don José on Friday and Sunday were replaced in the past week (fortunately with two very good artists).
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Their words of caution were ignored (fortunately, in retrospect), and enterprising experimentalists embarked on a journey that would take nearly half a century, and the construction of three powerful colliders, to bear fruit.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
And fortunately, Orion’s space toilet does have a privacy door.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
First, the two singers originally cast to play Carmen and Don José on Friday and Sunday were replaced in the past week (fortunately with two very good artists).
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Their words of caution were ignored (fortunately, in retrospect), and enterprising experimentalists embarked on a journey that would take nearly half a century, and the construction of three powerful colliders, to bear fruit.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunately
Adverb
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Butler said that the kangaroo was luckily unharmed in the incident and safely returned to its home.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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The press was enthusiastic, and luckily the books managed to find an audience almost immediately.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The good thing, though, is that this thankfully ends in the film’s very first scene.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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The new limits on harvesting energy from the V6 to charge the battery on the move should reduce the potential for huge speed differentials like the one that caused Oliver Bearman’s crash in Japan, and energy management was (thankfully) not much of a topic this weekend.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunately. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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