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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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The economy of Jacksonville, a city that relies on the spending of service members and civilian employees from Little Rock Air Force Base, has taken a hit as the government shutdown creates uncertainty for many in the community.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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This marks the first time quantum uncertainty and entanglement—famously non-intuitive ideas—have been expressed through direct auditory interaction.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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American-style games — which, despite the name, can originate from anywhere in the world — have a strong storyline and rely on randomness, often through rolling of dice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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But with percentages so volatile this early in the season, the influence of sheer randomness should not be understated.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunate accidents or something more sinister?—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The couple also performed as part of Garcia’s side project, the Jerry Garcia Band, from 1976-1978 and formed their own side project, The Ghosts (later the Heart of Gold Band); Keith Godchaux, 32, died from injuries in a car accident in July 1980 shortly after the couple’s first concert together.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These details matter because the circumstance of the death – from accidents to malicious murders – could determine the size of the discount.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Restoration success depends on local circumstances, says Smith.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With no Honeywell to knock the cobwebs off, what’s Betts best bet for improving his luck at the plate?—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Riley doesn't have the best of luck with costumes in this episode.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even the fact that Refiberd doesn’t need a lot of financing to keep itself afloat because of the nature of its technology is a nice bit of happenstance.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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And this year, the winning tree came to him through happenstance, as a photo was given to him through a Rockefeller Center security supervisor.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In March, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recalled 46,000 Cybertrucks over concerns that exterior panels near the windshield could detach while driving, posing a road hazard.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The winds will be strong enough to blow around unsecured objects, which could cause hazards, NWS lead meteorologist Matt Mehle told .—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Professor of Science at Harvard University, recently made waves online for his theory that the interstellar comet has a 30% to 40% chance of being an artificial alien object sent to observe the solar system, Futurism reported.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most of Canada will also have a chance to see the lights.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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