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Recent Examples of fortuitously
Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Sixty years ago, the home opener happened to fortuitously fall during spring break.
—Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
Even those might be fortuitously timed, as the Thunder and Spurs will likely have nothing to play for other than potential awards quotas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
On April 28, its board of governors met via Zoom and determined that films that had been intended for a theatrical release prior to COVID would be allowed to qualify that year via the Academy’s members-only streaming service — which, fortuitously, had been opened to all films only months before.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Then, fortuitously, twice as much snow fell in the mountains that winter as usual.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
The margins between top teams have shrunk, intangibles such as fit, culture and identity are more impactful than ever and the number of teams that can aspire to win a national championship seems to have expanded, fortuitously, along with the CFP.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The following week – fortuitously a bye week for the Knights – Curtis had his first chemo treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
This fall, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), MASS MoCA in Massachusetts and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago intertwine fortuitously on the subjects of land and migration.
—Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Sixty years ago, the home opener happened to fortuitously fall during spring break.
—Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
Even those might be fortuitously timed, as the Thunder and Spurs will likely have nothing to play for other than potential awards quotas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
On April 28, its board of governors met via Zoom and determined that films that had been intended for a theatrical release prior to COVID would be allowed to qualify that year via the Academy’s members-only streaming service — which, fortuitously, had been opened to all films only months before.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Then, fortuitously, twice as much snow fell in the mountains that winter as usual.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
The margins between top teams have shrunk, intangibles such as fit, culture and identity are more impactful than ever and the number of teams that can aspire to win a national championship seems to have expanded, fortuitously, along with the CFP.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The following week – fortuitously a bye week for the Knights – Curtis had his first chemo treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
This fall, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), MASS MoCA in Massachusetts and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago intertwine fortuitously on the subjects of land and migration.
—Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuitously
Adverb
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Bobadilla then did the rest, inadvertently sticking his right foot in front of the ball and bouncing it by Paraguayan keeper Orlando Gil.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Spontaneous was received very warmly because COVID inadvertently turned that movie into a movie about COVID.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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In one particularly unfortunate incident, according to Axios, the CFO of a company accidentally racked up half a billion dollars in Claude usage fees in a single month.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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In February 2025, Musk said that DOGE had accidentally cut Ebola prevention, then restored it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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On the evening of Wednesday, June 10, Margaret McWeeney is believed to have gotten out of her vehicle and unwittingly left the transmission in reverse in the parking lot of Madison Ridge Apartments in Indian Lake, Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The regulation of our environment; the presence of chemicals both intentionally and unwittingly in our food, water, air, and land; the ecological fate of all living creatures, and of the earth itself—all these dilemmas and conundrums find urgent expression in Carson’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Adjusting the phase of light can unintentionally change its brightness, potentially affecting security.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Some parents might be unintentionally making things harder for themselves, Chadda-Gupta has noticed.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Grip, weight, angle, fragility—humans process this unconsciously, perfected by evolution.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Thanks to them, generations of children unconsciously absorbed a little soul with their public television.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Right now New York City’s system arbitrarily denies rent regulation to millions of tenants — like only covering buildings with six or more units built before 1974 that weren’t deregulated before 2019.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
2 June 2026
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The hundreds of thousands of people every year who have been clearing the legal requirements of adjustment of status cannot have their rights cut off arbitrarily.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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In another, some $8,000 in high ticket merchandise was casually wheeled out.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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He was dressed casually, in a green suède jacket and black sweats, but his watch was heavily iced with diamonds, as was a chain around his neck.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Creative opportunities are also heating up, though money and friendship should not be mixed carelessly.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Additionally, boiling water can easily damage surrounding plants and grass if poured carelessly.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
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“Fortuitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuitously. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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