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also flukey
1
as in lucky
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
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2
as in accidental
happening by chance
the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery
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Recent Examples of fluky
But sometimes that kept the best teams from playing in the biggest games because of one fluky regular season loss – something that does not exist in literally any other American sport.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
How much of this turnaround is real, and how much of it might be a bit fluky?
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
While a flukey deflection contributed to that outcome, there’s no convenient excuse for how a Timmins blunder led to the Flyers’ second goal.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
And the other crazy plays, penalties or lack thereof might not be quite as fluky as what the Chiefs are going through this year.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
How much of this turnaround is real, and how much of it might be a bit fluky?
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
While a flukey deflection contributed to that outcome, there’s no convenient excuse for how a Timmins blunder led to the Flyers’ second goal.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
And the other crazy plays, penalties or lack thereof might not be quite as fluky as what the Chiefs are going through this year.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
Adjective
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Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Italy haven’t had a straightforward journey here and can count themselves lucky to make the knockouts after winning just one game in the group stage, which was rounded off with a 3-1 loss to Spain.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Today, even minor missteps—whether accidental or intentional—can rapidly escalate, leading to public crises that damage reputations and erode the trust organizations have worked hard to build.—
Maria Trochimezuk,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Despite suspicions of foul play from both U.S. and Zambian officials, local police declared Bianca’s death the result of an accidental discharge of a firearm.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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For his part, Aaron was happy that wasn’t an option.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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There are four key stakeholder groups that college presidents must keep happy: students, faculty, donors, and the board of trustees.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The program tried to learn from every hand — even the bad hands that were doomed to fail — and ended up making mostly random moves.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The final product is 12 songs long that turn the focus from random external objects to singer Blair Tramel’s personal experiences in the world.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 July 2025
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Other projects, however, might not be so fortunate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 July 2025
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While Spider-Man and the X-Men both enjoyed some success in their early 2000 movies, Fantastic Four fans were not as fortunate, with a pair of joke-heavy movies released in 2005 and 2007 to mostly poor reviews, and a disastrous 2015 reboot that made the first two shine in comparison.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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