1
as in happy
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
in a fortunate turn of events, the motel had one last vacancy
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as in lucky
having good luck
rabbits' feet are seen as making the carrier of them fortunate
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as in luck
success that is partly the result of chance
he attributed his habitual fortunateness to the lucky penny that he had long ago stuck in his shoe
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Recent Examples of fortunate
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Pennies will remain legal tender, which is fortunate since more than a billion dollar's worth are in circulation.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 May 2025
But Chadwick doubts researchers will be fortunate enough to videotape Axial Seamount’s eruption.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Winnipeg was extremely fortunate to go into the locker room even.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Join 6 others in the comments View Comments Trump’s reelection and his newfound enthusiasm for crypto came at a fortunate time for Sun, the 34-year-old founder of blockchain company Tron.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Pennies will remain legal tender, which is fortunate since more than a billion dollar's worth are in circulation.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 May 2025
But Chadwick doubts researchers will be fortunate enough to videotape Axial Seamount’s eruption.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Winnipeg was extremely fortunate to go into the locker room even.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Bronwen Sciortino, author & simplicity expert teaching easy ways to tailor-make healthy, happy & highly successful lives.—
Bronwen Sciortino,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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That said, Bono was more than happy to be included in the Trump dump.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Ramsay recently revealed that more than 500 of the lucky beckoning cats have been stolen from the restaurant — at a total cost of more than 2,000 pounds.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The lottery luck keeps coming for Southern California, which now boasts two of the four Powerball jackpot winners this year.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Figuring out the right price for goods has long been a moving target, that used to come down to best guesses and luck trying to perfectly match supply with demand.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Fortunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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