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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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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
In that campaign, he was joined by Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who had to amputate part of his right arm to survive a climbing accident, and others who were bitten by rattlesnakes and hunted by hungry vultures.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Many attempt to enter the country illegally via sea routes, often in overcrowded and unsafe vessels, risking accidents and loss of life.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Tragedy first struck the family when Martin's brother, David, died in a car accident.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Patterson, 41, has been paralyzed from the chest down since a Jeep rollover accident in 2017 severed his connection to the world below his shoulders.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Many attempt to enter the country illegally via sea routes, often in overcrowded and unsafe vessels, risking accidents and loss of life.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Tragedy first struck the family when Martin's brother, David, died in a car accident.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Patterson, 41, has been paralyzed from the chest down since a Jeep rollover accident in 2017 severed his connection to the world below his shoulders.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
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Despite the lack of casualties, the incident sparked an uproar, as the government’s response was considered delayed and inadequate.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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The Ziesel platform originally entered development as a support vehicle for transport and casualty evacuation missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The Moon in your sign trines Jupiter in Cancer early, amplifying charm, confidence, and creative luck.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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After a long season of losing, and perhaps some tanking, the teams’ fate comes down to … luck, the bounce of a ball.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Boeing has reached confidential pre-trial settlements in most of the dozens of wrongful death lawsuits filed in connection with the Ethiopian Airlines disaster and a similar 737 Max crash five months earlier off the coast of Indonesia that together killed 346 people.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But the 48-year-old former San Francisco County supervisor’s solution — a single-payer-style public disaster insurance program — is poorly defined and presents an enormous risk for a state struggling with chronic deficits.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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But, over the past few months, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) have been working on a bipartisan bill that would be introduced on the Senate floor that would actually have a chance at being pushed past the barriers that currently exist on both sides.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The argument for keeping an underperforming manager tends to centre on whether there were enough mitigating circumstances behind a bad season, and whether the club can use their summer to make the correct changes in player recruitment and wider infrastructure to fix things.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Each time, the circumstances of the test change.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Of course, with any tiny mishap or delay, like unexpected traffic, a long security line or an early departure, the traveler risks missing their flight.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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The lengthy delay between flights 11 and 12 owes partly to a mishap involving the original Flight 12 Super Heavy, which was destroyed during a pressure test this past November.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Those intentions prove to be relatively short-lived, as personal tragedy and political machinations eventually drove both men down their familiar old paths.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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One year after a fire at a religious hospice claimed the lives of 12 children, Mariel and Tino – a pair of documentary filmmakers – investigate the case of Gisela, the young volunteer who caused the tragedy and whom everyone believes to be dead.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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