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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
While a flukey deflection contributed to that outcome, there’s no convenient excuse for how a Timmins blunder led to the Flyers’ second goal.
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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
There were some fluky plays, two empty-netters.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
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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
There were some fluky plays, two empty-netters.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
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Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Ramsay recently revealed that more than 500 of the lucky beckoning cats have been stolen from the restaurant — at a total cost of more than 2,000 pounds.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The coroner found that no foul play was involved, and that his death was accidental.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The accidental shooting unfolded on Wednesday inside an apartment in northeast D.C., located on 1700 block of Benning Road.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Courtney Williams is still in her bag and still happy to be a dog.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Mother Nature is unpredictable, fickle, random at best.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Clean out the dust and refresh thermal paste: Older desktops tend to overheat, which can slow things down or cause random shutdowns.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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While feeling fortunate to build the foundation of a new WNBA franchise, Thornton was stripped of the opportunity to defend the Liberty’s title, which was the first in franchise history.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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In many ways, the Padres are fortunate that their season has not gone off the rails.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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