1
as in to encounter
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
chanced upon my archenemy as I rounded a corner
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2
as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chance (upon)
Verb
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Investigators encounter them at multiple times in human history.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Coming back from space, the ship encounters much higher temperatures than the booster sees at lower velocities.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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The team worked all day and evening trying to find Roland.—
Miriam Toews,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Clarendon Hills found itself in the elimination bracket by virtue of a 16-1 loss Wednesday to the Mountain Region and Nevada State champion from Las Vegas, which improved to 2-0 Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Northwest Region champs from Washington.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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So Knox asked to meet, and Lewinsky invited Knox to her hotel room.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Treatments like Ultherapy Prime reflect that shift—deeper, smarter, and more precise, with results designed to meet the needs of the individual.—
Carol RH Malasig,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Chance (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chance%20%28upon%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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