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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Ars Video The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous.
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There must have been something serendipitous about Game 2: Domi froze Ullmark – and the clock – while wearing a microphone for NHL Productions that recorded his reaction, not to mention all the pandemonium that broke out around him.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Beyond all that alchemy, you were really attracted to the idea of portraying hard work and drive, not something so mystic or serendipitous.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
That Ives’s t-shirt would become a viral, must-have fashion item worn by pop stars, designers, and actors, raising tens of thousands of dollars for trans lives in the process, is a serendipitous, unexpected consequence.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
There must have been something serendipitous about Game 2: Domi froze Ullmark – and the clock – while wearing a microphone for NHL Productions that recorded his reaction, not to mention all the pandemonium that broke out around him.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Beyond all that alchemy, you were really attracted to the idea of portraying hard work and drive, not something so mystic or serendipitous.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
That Ives’s t-shirt would become a viral, must-have fashion item worn by pop stars, designers, and actors, raising tens of thousands of dollars for trans lives in the process, is a serendipitous, unexpected consequence.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Serendipitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serendipitous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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