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 site of the accident is near to Pope Valley Union Elementary School and Calla Lily Estate and Winery, per NBC News.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The timing of No Frame Missed is not an accident.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This occurs when the parasite gets into the eyelid, usually when an infected host rubs the triatomine's fecal matter into their eye by accident.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The timing of No Frame Missed is not an accident.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This occurs when the parasite gets into the eyelid, usually when an infected host rubs the triatomine's fecal matter into their eye by accident.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
Noun
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A number of foreign nationals are also among the casualties and injured, local officials said.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Russia needs men, and North Korea is possibly the only country that can afford in a political sense to send its own people to fight in a war that has been marked by an enormously high casualty rate on the Russian side.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Recently published studies about people affected by the Maui and Los Angeles fires showed that beyond affecting heart and lung function and interrupting access to medical care, these climate disasters have led to higher rates of depression and even suicide.—
Lahari Vuppaladhadiam,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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As someone who evacuated but was still directly impacted by the storm, Shepard used her lived experience to influence her research on colonial disasters.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 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
Noun
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And the aforementioned circumstances at wide receiver don’t help that cause.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like the other mishap, McRae kicked her foot, and her white shoe went missing.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their journey takes a detour when her mom turns out to be a foul-mouthed truck driver, launching the trio into a cross-country odyssey filled with eccentric encounters, outrageous mishaps, and unexpected emotional revelations.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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