as in luck
literary
the unexpected occurrence of or faculty for finding valuable or agreeable things that are not sought
They found each other by pure serendipity.
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Recent Examples of serendipity
While there was perhaps a splash of serendipity in pulling the pieces together, there’s no question that one of the year’s most unexpected cinematic success stories began following that first spark in October 2019 as Marshall read O’Farrell’s words.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s a lot of serendipity and people bumping into one another.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, the overwhelming ubiquity of books became not a burden but a benefit, as the index could help readers find choice bits while encouraging serendipity along the way.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
At the same time, leave open the possibility of serendipity happening.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s a lot of serendipity and people bumping into one another.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, the overwhelming ubiquity of books became not a burden but a benefit, as the index could help readers find choice bits while encouraging serendipity along the way.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
At the same time, leave open the possibility of serendipity happening.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for serendipity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
Noun
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Reed had some luck in the low post, but the Blue Devils also started to double him, slowing his production.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some states have had far more lottery luck than others.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Weird coincidence, or do the machines just have it out for fragile transit infrastructure?—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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The choice to stage the comeback performance in front of Gwanghwamun, the main gate and historic entryway to Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace, was no coincidence — as the new album is in many ways a meditation on the group’s ethnic identity.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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