CHANCED (UPON) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

chanced (upon)

verb

past tense of chance (upon)

as in encountered

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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as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday

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Robotics engineers can select, adapt, and recombine individual biological mechanisms to address specific technical challenges that evolutionary pressures never encountered.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
In addition to reconsidering the role of drawing within her broader practice, the show aims to open Hesse’s work to viewers who may not have encountered the full breadth of her output, according to Tattersall.

— Gabriella Angeleti, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

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Russian media also reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin observed the drills at the Chebarkul Training Ground on Friday and met foreign military attaches.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Most Read Reviews Appropriately enough for two musicians working at the cutting edge of this underground, Bowery Electric’s Martha Schwendener and Lawrence Chandler met while working at pre-fab master Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

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chanced (upon)

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