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Recent Examples of fortuitously
But their next drive started fortuitously, when Nix seemingly overthrew a receiver only for the ball to fall into the hands of an awaiting Marvin Mims for a 29-yard gain.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 20 Oct. 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
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
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 20 Oct. 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
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
Adverb
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However, many federal workers will inadvertently have the day off this year due to the ongoing government shutdown.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the complaint, Baldwin’s lawyers suggested that Kenney had inadvertently commingled live rounds into a supply of dummy rounds.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Produced by Yann Zenou (YZE) and Nicolas Duval Adassovsky (ADNP/QUAD), the film stars Poelvoorde as Jean Chevalin, a bumbling trickster who accidentally deserts the army in 1940s France and must protect his family from the advancing Nazi threat.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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In those moments, characters have good reason to accidentally reveal themselves, in a seamless way that a lot of exposition can’t get at.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Leo had unwittingly opened a Pandora’s box.—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rosemary will unwittingly give birth to the Antichrist; as a trade, Guy’s woeful acting career will take off.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Toronto Blue Jays waved him to first base four times and walked him once unintentionally in the final nine innings of a record-tying 18-inning game the Dodgers won.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mika Rotunda wrote in a post on social media that Windham unintentionally misspoke.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The author recalled having a nightmare about his own family and unconsciously tapping into his personal dilemmas, which provided the basis for the book by the time the sun rose.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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These themes surface naturally, maybe even unconsciously.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 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
Adverb
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Meyers also casually chatted up Jags coach Liam Coen at game’s end.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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They can easily be worn both casually with a sweater set or dressed up with a nice fall dress.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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