as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Recent Examples of fluke
May the Dodgers now be wary—Friday night was not a fluke.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Soon, SpaceX will have the chance to show that Starship's successful August flight, the first to complete all its primary mission goals, was no fluke.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Its success this time could have been a fluke.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Through six games, the Commodores have proven that last season’s breakthrough wasn’t a fluke.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Soon, SpaceX will have the chance to show that Starship's successful August flight, the first to complete all its primary mission goals, was no fluke.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Its success this time could have been a fluke.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Through six games, the Commodores have proven that last season’s breakthrough wasn’t a fluke.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
Noun
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The researchers believe their findings could eventually help not only soldiers but also civilians suffering from severe muscle trauma due to car accidents, sports injuries, or natural disasters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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These incidents are most often natural, resulting from heart attacks or medical emergencies, but more rarely can be the result of accidents, suicide or violence.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ava was a big athletic blonde who could have had a chance in Hollywood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The question is whether the San Francisco defense can get enough stops to give this offense a chance.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rather, the slow start (by Ovechkin’s standards) to this season seemed due more to poor puck luck.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team dealt with some tough injury luck and never got on a roll.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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