as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Recent Examples of fluke
When a chatbot produces something shocking, executives describe it as an unfortunate ‘hallucination,’ a fluke of the algorithm.
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The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
The user might also simply shrug off incorrect answers as just an AI fluke.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Not a fluke, and they weren’t carried by a hot goalie.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Pop Mart’s success isn’t a fluke.
—Kiana Siriwardene, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
The user might also simply shrug off incorrect answers as just an AI fluke.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Not a fluke, and they weren’t carried by a hot goalie.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Pop Mart’s success isn’t a fluke.
—Kiana Siriwardene, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
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Initially dismissed as an accident, Charles, Oliver and Mabel dive headfirst into the investigation, uncovering a sprawling conspiracy that stretches beyond the building’s walls and entangles New York’s old mob families with its newest billionaires.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Damaged airbags also may fail to deploy in case of accidents.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As of Thursday, the NHC was monitoring a disturbance in the Atlantic with an 80 percent chance of cyclone formation over the next seven days.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Paul suggested the drug boat’s occupants should have been given a chance to be tried for their crimes.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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With a bit more luck in the Safety Car, could have been a P8 or P7, even though the pace is difficult to evaluate.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to a perfect storm of economic luck, such as affordable home prices and steady wages, boomers have accumulated a collective net worth of $82 trillion— more than double that of Gen X ($42 trillion) and four times that of millennials ($16 trillion), according to data from Investopedia.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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