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Recent Examples of fortuitously
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.
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Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
This journey for self-acceptance fortuitously leads to mentorship from the local drag community, showing Adolfo the importance of having the right people in your corner even outside of the ring.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2025
That depth is fortuitously within reach of the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover, which is set to launch to the Red Planet no earlier than 2028 and will carry a drill that can penetrate up to two meters below the planet’s surface.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
And there are those who seem to cravenly intertwine personal benefit with philanthropy—like Elon Musk, who in 2021 enjoyed some fortuitously timely tax relief from a stock transfer to his foundation.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
The setting and circumstances also highlighted just how fortuitously the early days of Messi in Miami lined up.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Miguel Figueroa, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
This journey for self-acceptance fortuitously leads to mentorship from the local drag community, showing Adolfo the importance of having the right people in your corner even outside of the ring.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2025
That depth is fortuitously within reach of the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover, which is set to launch to the Red Planet no earlier than 2028 and will carry a drill that can penetrate up to two meters below the planet’s surface.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
And there are those who seem to cravenly intertwine personal benefit with philanthropy—like Elon Musk, who in 2021 enjoyed some fortuitously timely tax relief from a stock transfer to his foundation.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
The setting and circumstances also highlighted just how fortuitously the early days of Messi in Miami lined up.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuitously
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Amid a scrum in the penalty area, Joel Waterman’s shot caromed off the chest of Turgeman, who inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reichardt was drawn initially to the story of a couple of teenage girls who were inadvertently caught up in an art heist in 1972.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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While trying to save the Arconia from being sold, Charles and Oliver accidentally end up in couples therapy.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Most people don’t accidentally stumble into building a multimillion-dollar empire.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Fried chicken lovers visiting a Popeyes drive-thru in Florida were unwittingly paying a prison inmate’s commissary fees, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Eager for yet another stream of revenue, Scrooge McDuck builds a convention center and unwittingly allows a group of real-life monsters to host an event there.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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If that awareness spreads to other highly tariffed sectors, from furniture to heavy machinery, this administration may unintentionally succeed in unlocking widespread adoption of circularity that has eluded its backers for decades.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, British sportswear brand Lonsdale’s blocky logo on T-shirts unintentionally contained a Nazi reference.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The way children unconsciously cover walls in their passions.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sales teams unconsciously memorize product specs between REM cycles.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Iran has accused France of arbitrarily detaining Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian student living in the French city of Lyon, who was arrested this year over anti-Israel social media posts.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Perry, who earlier this year split from her longtime partner and father of her daughter, the actor Orlando Bloom, was wearing a dark one-piece bathing suit, with her hair swept casually into a bun.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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The collared neck, button-down front, and tie-waist detail provide a dressier look, but the breathable material and loose fit allows it to be worn casually as well.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fortuitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuitously. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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