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Recent Examples of fluky 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 Four of their six losses in 2023 were fluky. Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fluky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
Adjective
  • 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, 27 June 2025
  • Its small, supermajority Latino cities have long been synonymous with political corruption and never seem to get a lucky break from their leaders, even as Gonzalez’s generation has vowed not to repeat the sins of the past.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Insider threats—whether malicious or accidental—are the Trojan Horse of modern cybersecurity.
    Muhi S. Majzoub, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Most hot-car deaths are accidental Being stressed can increase your likelihood of memory lapses that lead to leaving your child in a car, according to a prominent cognitive neuroscience expert who has researched the function of memory in such tragedies.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mejia describes a happy childhood, always tinkering and creating.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Keeping your dog safe and happy on an outdoor adventure is about more than just bringing extra water and snacks, too.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Din Djarin, Boba Fett, and a random stormtrooper are all effectively evoked by these simple outfits.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 July 2025
  • The prime time talent show is once again ruining our viewing of acts by constantly cutting in reaction shots of the audience, hosts and random people.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • In July, 2011 Coughlin was fortunate to attend an event with the Dalai Lama on his visit to Chicago.
    Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • While fans are still having a hard time getting over the departure of Luka, the Mavs were at least fortunate to win the NBA Draft Lottery back in May.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025

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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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