flukes

plural of fluke
as in accidents
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 flukes Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession. Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 Most of these parasites were trematodes, or parasitic flatworms also called flukes. Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025 But by a series of flukes, Friedman never once auditioned for the CSO. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Researchers measured violent and property crime data from 2023, fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking rates.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Boat accidents and overcrowding are common in Nigeria.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • September has arrived with the news that the National Hurricane Center is watching a new tropical depression a little over 100 miles off the southwest coast of Mexico, and a westward moving tropical wave far out in the Atlantic Ocean shows increasing chances of becoming a tropical cyclone.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Consistent water will help the division establish a strong root system that increases the chances of multiple flowers in spring.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With a bit more luck in the Safety Car, could have been a P8 or P7, even though the pace is difficult to evaluate.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Thanks to a perfect storm of economic luck, such as affordable home prices and steady wages, boomers have accumulated a collective net worth of $82 trillion— more than double that of Gen X ($42 trillion) and four times that of millennials ($16 trillion), according to data from Investopedia.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Flukes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flukes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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