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
The coroner listed Tschida’s cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries and the manner of death as an accident.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Graham’s death was a freak accident and completely unexpected.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Votives instead of candles to prevent flammable accidents.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Authorities in Connecticut recovered the body of a 20-year-old college student Monday after a multiday search following a canoeing accident on a local lake, officials said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Graham’s death was a freak accident and completely unexpected.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Votives instead of candles to prevent flammable accidents.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Authorities in Connecticut recovered the body of a 20-year-old college student Monday after a multiday search following a canoeing accident on a local lake, officials said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
Noun
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The warning calls mostly prevented serious casualties.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to the group, there have been 1,492 civilian casualties since the launch of the war.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Good news — your luck is about to change!—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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He was rewarded for his labor with a handshake, good-luck wishes and a severance package.—
Mark Davis,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Hefty extra wattage is apparently needed to keep the Mar-a-Lago lights on in the event of an unforeseen disaster such as a war, or flying sports court glass, or a late ketchup delivery.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Only instead of the flood of a players’ strike, this time the disaster will come cloaked in the fire of an owners’ lockout.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Big Ten had a league-record six teams reach the Sweet 16 and now has tied the tournament record with four teams in the Elite Eight, increasing its chances of breaking through for the league's first title in more than a quarter-century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Participants get to try countless varieties of wine and get the chance to meet the growers themselves.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The agency’s Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives and crime scene investigators took over the case, and the circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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No further details were released on the circumstances surrounding the shooting.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Waymo autonomous vehicles have been involved in viral mishaps shared on social media, but these AVs have the strongest market presence in 2026.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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In pursuing those claims, the aggrieved generally try to prove a resort demonstrated gross negligence by contributing in some significant way to their mishap.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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Garland died in 1969, of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills, but the tragedy did not hamper Minnelli’s ascent.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a snippet from the interview shared Wednesday, March 25, Guthrie shared her agony more than 50 days into the tragedy.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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