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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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Investors also face uncertainty over the exact expiration date of the ceasefire.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Help is also needed at cornerback with Washington signing Amik Robertson and at safety because of the uncertainty of Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch’s comebacks from injuries.—
Larry Lage,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But given injuries and the general randomness of middle relief, the Tigers’ approach makes sense.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An unborn child was fatally shot when a gun fired by accident during a family dispute, according to police in North Carolina.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is not happening by accident.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two people died last week in similar circumstances off the coast north of Calais.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Given these circumstances, most of the music written for mandolin (eighty-five volumes were published in Paris between 1761 and 1783) was intended for amateurs, often women.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The actress reached for the JW Pei Lucia Top-Handle bag, according to the brand, which, as luck would have it, is currently available on Amazon for less than $100.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Trump believes that working on a transition before an election is bad luck.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bruno Mars has history in Las Vegas That Mars kicked off the nearly 80-date worldwide outing – his first stadium tour and his return to the road after almost a decade – in Las Vegas is more than happenstance.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The fact that the trades came so close to Trump’s announcement may have been mere happenstance, Khouw pointed out.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The funds will be used to make Americans with Disabilities Act improvements on roads and walkways, such as tactile paving surfaces designed to alert the visually impaired about hazards such as road crossings and drop-offs.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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None of the approvals made this week includes hazard mitigation funding, a once-typical add on to disaster declaration support that helped communities build back with more resilience.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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That means runners of all abilities are welcome, their marathon is not timed, and everyone will get the chance to break the finish line tape.—
Courtney Cole,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Batters don’t really have a chance to get too comfortable.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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