1
as in fortune
success that is partly the result of chance
some people have all the luck
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as in chance
the uncertain course of events
let's plan our vacation rather than leave everything to luck
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Recent Examples of luck
What led me to actually having the opportunity to do it was a combination of luck, timing and stubbornness.
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Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Festival goers, however, may not have as much luck as those who recently attended Bourbon & Beyond, with showers and thunderstorms in the forecast.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
By pure luck, my younger son was blessed with two years of concentrated geography courtesy of a third- and fourth-grade teacher who began each day with a student giving a three-minute presentation, including maps, of a city, country or region of the student’s choosing anywhere in the world.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The Patriots recorded just one pressure in the first half and had a single sack through three quarters, but broke through with enough persistence and a little luck.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Festival goers, however, may not have as much luck as those who recently attended Bourbon & Beyond, with showers and thunderstorms in the forecast.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
By pure luck, my younger son was blessed with two years of concentrated geography courtesy of a third- and fourth-grade teacher who began each day with a student giving a three-minute presentation, including maps, of a city, country or region of the student’s choosing anywhere in the world.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
The Patriots recorded just one pressure in the first half and had a single sack through three quarters, but broke through with enough persistence and a little luck.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luck
Noun
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In Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, a little light was shone on how the fortunes of teams may go this year, including who is well-set and who is still missing pieces to succeed.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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In China, people are using DeepSeek to try to decode their fortunes.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Being able to generate code was finally getting a chance to shine in the bright lights of another erstwhile reason to use generative AI and LLMs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There was an official welcome outdoors, a private carriage procession around the Windsor Estate (which the public were kept away from) and the President and First Lady had a chance to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at her tomb in St George's Chapel.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This game has the power to transport you to the many, and mostly dramatic, circumstances that refugees have to go through.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lopez described his mother, aunts, and older female cousins as elegant women whose high taste belied their humble circumstances.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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This is not simply a fortunate accident.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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On September 2, 2025, her children filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia's State Court of Gwinnett County against the drivers, truck manufacturers, and trucking companies responsible for the Alabama truck accident that caused fatal injuries to Stone while injuring several others.—
John Perlstein,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luck. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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