as in luckily
by good fortune or luck
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Thanks for inviting me—fortunately, I have that day off.
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Recent Examples of fortunately
And fortunately for the American worker, one of those strategies hasn’t been to trim headcount.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
And, fortunately, Waukesha Water Utility officials haven't had to field any calls from residents concerned about the lake water supply, though Zylstra acknowledged rumors sometimes spread faster than the city can address them.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
He was seen walking gingerly with a slight limp at the end of practice coming out of the team’s facility … Backup left tackle James Hudson III fortunately returned to practice after leaving Wednesday’s with an apparent ailment.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Far from the crowded lookouts that dominate the park, there’s fortunately no one here to witness my fall.
—Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
And, fortunately, Waukesha Water Utility officials haven't had to field any calls from residents concerned about the lake water supply, though Zylstra acknowledged rumors sometimes spread faster than the city can address them.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
He was seen walking gingerly with a slight limp at the end of practice coming out of the team’s facility … Backup left tackle James Hudson III fortunately returned to practice after leaving Wednesday’s with an apparent ailment.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Far from the crowded lookouts that dominate the park, there’s fortunately no one here to witness my fall.
—Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunately
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However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The cameraman, Joao, was taken aback during the impact but luckily escaped injury.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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The negative impact of a toxiboss is hard to overstate, but thankfully, the remedy isn’t rocket science.—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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For those unfamiliar with the incident, there’s (perhaps thankfully) little tension that the kids will be found and rescued.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunately. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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