serendipitous
adjective
ser·en·dip·i·tous
ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-təs 
: obtained or characterized by serendipity
serendipitous discoveries
serendipitously
adverb
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For those, astronomers rely on another serendipitous feature of Mother Nature.
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Andrej Prša, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
There is a doubly serendipitous side to this story, too.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 July 2025
The timing could not have been more serendipitous – my baby girl was down south visiting grandparents for the first few weeks of summer, and work schedules had also mercifully aligned for me and her father to drop everything and jet to the Caribbean for a few days.
—Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
In a serendipitous turn of events, scientists have discovered that Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 weather satellites, designed to monitor storms and climate patterns here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025
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Andrej Prša, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
There is a doubly serendipitous side to this story, too.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 July 2025
The timing could not have been more serendipitous – my baby girl was down south visiting grandparents for the first few weeks of summer, and work schedules had also mercifully aligned for me and her father to drop everything and jet to the Caribbean for a few days.
—Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
In a serendipitous turn of events, scientists have discovered that Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 weather satellites, designed to monitor storms and climate patterns here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for serendipitous
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“Serendipitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serendipitous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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