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
The manufacturing leads show me how quality check software monitors to catch fluke pages printed upside down or missing, but there are sometimes one or two that will slip through the system.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The sample size is getting big enough to suggest this isn’t a fluke.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
When even a multi-billion dollar company decides Colorado isn’t worth the burden, that is not a fluke.
—Chris Richardson, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
There’s a real possibility that the Rangers’ one and only championship season in more than half a century in Arlington will be largely viewed, in historical terms, as a fluke.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The sample size is getting big enough to suggest this isn’t a fluke.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
When even a multi-billion dollar company decides Colorado isn’t worth the burden, that is not a fluke.
—Chris Richardson, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
There’s a real possibility that the Rangers’ one and only championship season in more than half a century in Arlington will be largely viewed, in historical terms, as a fluke.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
Noun
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The 15-time major champion was able to pull himself out of the passenger's side and didn't appear to suffer any significant injuries as a result of the accident.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just days later, another deadly boating accident occurred.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Reed had some luck in the low post, but the Blue Devils also started to double him, slowing his production.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some states have had far more lottery luck than others.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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