1
as in casualty
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work
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2
as in luck
the uncertain course of events
you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country
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Recent Examples of accident
The Ada County Coroner’s Office said in April that Masson died of traumatic blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was listed as an accident.
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Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Two men survived the accident and were taken by helicopter to a hospital in the near city of Bolzano.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The alleged driver of the Porsche, Louis John Artal, 19, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, according to the Tucson Police Department (TPD).
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Farzam offered tips about home survival kits and accident safety, according to a YouTube video.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Two men survived the accident and were taken by helicopter to a hospital in the near city of Bolzano.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
The alleged driver of the Porsche, Louis John Artal, 19, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, according to the Tucson Police Department (TPD).
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Farzam offered tips about home survival kits and accident safety, according to a YouTube video.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
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Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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While casualties include both Christians and Muslims, and most Boko Haram and ISWAP operations take place in majority-Muslim areas, both groups often emphasize the targeting of Christians in their respective messaging.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rather, the slow start (by Ovechkin’s standards) to this season seemed due more to poor puck luck.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team dealt with some tough injury luck and never got on a roll.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ava was a big athletic blonde who could have had a chance in Hollywood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The question is whether the San Francisco defense can get enough stops to give this offense a chance.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the filing, the group alleges that Wisconsin law doesn't allow officers to make civil arrests except in certain circumstances that do not apply to civil immigration enforcement.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth police plan an investigation to collect and review the facts and the circumstances of the case.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ballpoint pens and gel pens are also your best bet, as pens with waterier ink can bleed more and are more likely to cause mid-air mishaps, per Bernstein.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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So how would Addison Barger handle the aftermath of his base-running mishap that ended Game 6?—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ege didn’t know it at the time, but the tragedy that happened to Musyoka has been playing out across the nation as pedestrian deaths near a four-decade high.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Burma’s plight is not just a domestic tragedy but echoes across the globe.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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