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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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
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn compared it to an airbag that works perfectly except in a car accident.
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Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
That meant the crash wasn’t caused by a fatal design flaw, even though there had already been a number of accidents involving DC-10s.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The night of the accident Liam's mom said the tragic night started as a great evening of bonding for the four boys.
—Rick Ritter, CBS News, 19 May 2026
This might be on purpose or just by accident.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
That meant the crash wasn’t caused by a fatal design flaw, even though there had already been a number of accidents involving DC-10s.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The night of the accident Liam's mom said the tragic night started as a great evening of bonding for the four boys.
—Rick Ritter, CBS News, 19 May 2026
This might be on purpose or just by accident.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
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The number of Ukrainian civilian casualties verified by the United Nations increased by 21% in the first four months of this year, compared with the same period last year, with 815 civilians killed and 4,174 wounded.—
Dan Bashakov,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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At the front, their army is slowly losing ground with heavy casualties, thanks largely to Ukrainian FPV drone supremacy.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The bottom line Getting more eyes on your job listing isn't about luck or waiting for the right candidate to stumble across your post.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The other says luck, crush and confusion.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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With Edgewater in the flood zone and Station 42 and Three Rock in disaster response mode, Bode (Max Thieriot) was on a side quest to make amends with Danny Marks (Mike O'Malley), a victim of Bode's criminal past.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Through packing serious, scalable power into a mobile shipping container, VIVIFY is targeting remote industrial sites, disaster zones, forward military bases, and power-hungry data centers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Sacha Boisvert has a chance to be the Hawks’ future enforcer.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Temperatures are high, the sky is sunny and there is a chance for some rain in the afternoon.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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For much the same reason, developers, architects and builders are starting to stress proactively designing for climate catastrophe.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Local elections in England are usually low-stakes affairs, but this year’s results proved to be a catastrophe for the Labour Party.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Everlane is not the only relic of the ethical consumption era to find itself in ignominious circumstances.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Yeboah was being reprimanded for an incident in Wednesday’s training session, but the exact circumstances are not yet known.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Smalley’s mishap, coupled with a birdie from his playing partner Matti Schmid landed the German on the top of the leaderboard at -6.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The building that housed the Wicker Park restaurant was severely damaged in a construction mishap and had to be torn down.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The Paramount+ drama series follows a New York family that relocates to rural Montana after a family tragedy.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
21 May 2026
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That’s not to minimize the tragedies of the early 737 Max crashes, but to acknowledge that Boeing, airlines, and regulators took those events seriously and addressed the problems.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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