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Recent Examples of fortuity
But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.
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Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuity
Noun
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The number of card games on the market surged while consumers tightened their wallets in response to economic uncertainty.—
Dr. Jenny Woo,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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But investors are focusing very tightly on quality here, given recent uncertainty.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Clubs consider everything and eliminate nothing, the byproduct of playing a sport renowned for its randomness.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Even then, the physicists and engineers only generated 512 bits of true randomness.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Finally, there’s a road-naming bill (HB 987) that would honor many deserving Floridians, such as the three Palm Beach County motorcycle deputies who died in an accident last November.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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This is Kweller’s first new album since his sixteen-year-old son, Dorian, was killed in a car accident two years ago, and the song is suffused with grief, though not in a particularly explicit way.—
Marina Harss,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, those decisions are made for you by circumstances that are outside your control.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The civil suit is not just about the circumstances that led to O’Keefe’s death.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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In terms of gubernatorial contests, the GOP has better luck in recent memory with Republican Chris Christie prevailing in the 2010 and 2014 elections.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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Parsing the luck from the situational skill can be tricky.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
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In a twist of happenstance, Ballesteros’ parents, Harry and Andry, were able to make it to Wrigley for his debut.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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International recruitment went from happenstance in the ’80s to an indispensable recruitment tactic that teams across the NCAA used to keep up.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Every child deserves the right to a safe sleep environment free from invisible chemical hazards that threaten their development, their potential, and ultimately their future.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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San Francisco also needs to develop and install signs on sidewalks and streets in low-lying waterfront areas to help people know where to go in case of tsunami and other coastal flood hazards, such as king tides, the city says.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Here are tips on how to stay safe during a thunderstorm: To reduce the chance of being struck by lightning, when venturing outside, have a plan to get to a safer area.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Nelson gives the Avs a better chance to win the Stanley Cup in 2026 than Ritchie would have.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
13 June 2025
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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