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Recent Examples of chancy
Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings.
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Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
Most storms occur in the summer months when the subtropical climate is at its most humid, making August’s Perseid meteor shower a chancier time to visit.
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Sheeka Sanahori,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
Lifelong recommendations based on studies of roughly 50 patients and for no longer than three months seem a bit chancy.
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WSJ,
13 Sep. 2018
The early concerts have had a biting, chancy energy.
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New York Times,
21 June 2018
In a curious twist, Gunderson takes the story in an extremely chancy direction during the show’s final minutes.
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David Lyman,
Cincinnati.com,
14 Apr. 2018
In the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, Jeff Lucas watched a driver plow through the brown and turbulent waters in what had momentarily seemed to be a chancy undertaking.
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Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
18 Aug. 2017
The point is that reporting on alleged facts that won’t take place for a decade or more in the future is chancy at best.
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Ed Wallace,
star-telegram,
14 July 2017
Steve Jobs was making what was at the time an extraordinarily chancy wager.
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Edward C. Baig,
USA TODAY,
23 June 2017
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
Most storms occur in the summer months when the subtropical climate is at its most humid, making August’s Perseid meteor shower a chancier time to visit.
—
Sheeka Sanahori,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
Lifelong recommendations based on studies of roughly 50 patients and for no longer than three months seem a bit chancy.
—
WSJ,
13 Sep. 2018
The early concerts have had a biting, chancy energy.
—
New York Times,
21 June 2018
In a curious twist, Gunderson takes the story in an extremely chancy direction during the show’s final minutes.
—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati.com,
14 Apr. 2018
In the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, Jeff Lucas watched a driver plow through the brown and turbulent waters in what had momentarily seemed to be a chancy undertaking.
—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
18 Aug. 2017
The point is that reporting on alleged facts that won’t take place for a decade or more in the future is chancy at best.
—
Ed Wallace,
star-telegram,
14 July 2017
Steve Jobs was making what was at the time an extraordinarily chancy wager.
—
Edward C. Baig,
USA TODAY,
23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chancy
Adjective
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There’s something fortuitous about a bird of prey being the first one tracked by the Orlando location.
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There was a fortuitous incident in high school that substantially upgraded Becerra’s higher education and undoubtedly his career.
Adjective
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In the early 2000s, especially, Ashley favored haphazard updos, with layers falling from the sides, as seen at the spring 2005 Marc Jacobs show in New York.
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However, what ends up on screen is interminably dull, both in its visual construction and in its haphazard narrative swerves.
Adjective
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Thankfully, there are self-aware jabs as well, and it’s all couched in a character- and ensemble-centric ending that has hearty portions that help the random sour bite go down smoothly.
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Their choice of 14er was not random.
Adjective
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Always turn off the electricity and water supply line and remove nearby light fixtures when dealing with bursting ceiling pipes to avoid accidental electrocution.
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In fact, the two met via an accidental Instagram follow.
Adjective
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Only a few minutes earlier, Abulaila endured an inadvertent slap to his throat by Arnautovic on a pass into the box.
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However, after Monday's inadvertent alarm, the office is looking at that policy.
Adjective
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Adams offered two incidental new piano pieces and one for string quartet containing his characteristic rhythmic excitement and melodic eloquence.
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Too much time is devoted to elevating one-note supporting characters and their incidental solo missions, and too little time is given to the star attraction, the man from outer space, the guy with a face worthy of comparing to the Mona Lisa.
Adjective
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Others, like Ceruto's client, who booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Bali, are just lucky.
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Uruguay knows avoiding defeat will be enough to progress as either the runner-up or one of the lucky third-place finishers.
Adjective
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Spencer's attorneys argued at trial that the killing was an unplanned crime of passion, while prosecutors argued that Spencer intentionally killed Karen in a painful way.
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All the while, there is no unplanned downtime.
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“Chancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chancy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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