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Recent Examples of fortuity
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
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Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
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.
—Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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
Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
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.
—Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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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By tightening the circular error probable and introducing uncertainty in the final trajectory, Kheibar Shekan tests Israel’s missile defense agility.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Investors sold off shares across sectors, with analysts citing heightened uncertainty as the main driver behind the sharp decline.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, surprising randomness isn’t good enough for security, which is why picking a surprising word is a bad choice of password.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Heat views its approach not as an unwillingness to adapt to the NBA’s new world free-agency-is-no-longer-a-thing ecosystem, but a preference to rely on uncovering gems in the draft process than relying on the randomness of the draft lottery.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These trends are not happening by accident.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s something completely liberating about embracing a happy accident— and there’s no better place to do it than in Spain.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The circumstances surrounding this incident are currently under investigation.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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True love lies in the middle — neither one creates the circumstances for romance to bloom.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So far, though, astronomers haven't had much luck finding any such line.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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But many people who bought travel insurance as a financial backstop to protect against such travel disruptions may be out of luck.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Its beginning, however, was somewhat happenstance.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 30-year-olds met by happenstance when Michel was moved to Basobas’ floor at LPL Financial.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Once stationary, turn off all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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Under the Biden administration, federal climate programs, including funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and FEMA’s hazard mitigation initiatives, expanded incentives for rooftop solar and battery storage in disaster-prone places like Puerto Rico.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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This chance encounter between a group of young Brits and Americans led to three transatlantic love stories and three weddings.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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This will be, probably, your only chance for generations.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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