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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king
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as in luck
success that is partly the result of chance
in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate
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Recent Examples of fortune
Is he shocked because this fortune doesn’t make any sense to him?
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James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Priem isn’t alone in walking away from a fortune.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
The reversal of fortunes is all the more striking, Moser and others say, because software stocks were Wall Street darlings in the years before AI’s ascent.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Consumers don't have to spend a fortune to get a capable new vehicle.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Priem isn’t alone in walking away from a fortune.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
The reversal of fortunes is all the more striking, Moser and others say, because software stocks were Wall Street darlings in the years before AI’s ascent.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Consumers don't have to spend a fortune to get a capable new vehicle.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune
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Because our Sun will eventually become a red giant, the findings offer insight into its distant future.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Rather, the goal is to get a statistical sense of which possible futures are likely, which ones are rare, and how our fossil fuel habit disturbs that distribution.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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Taking care of the writer implicitly recognizes that the writer is more than a bundle of emotions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Prince Harry held his daughter in the photo, who in turn held a bundle of red balloons.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a half-wolf, half-human being who joins forces with Jupiter to save the human race from its destiny of getting harvested for a liquid that makes the galaxy’s rulers immortal.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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This observation shows how subtle cosmic architecture directs galaxies' destinies, influencing their formation, interactions, and evolution.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Hurricanes’ close-game luck ran out on Saturday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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That segment was a combination of being in the right place at the right time, luck, smarts, and most of it was shot on my iPhone.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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After the Apollo samples were returned to Earth and analyzed, textbooks were updated with a wealth of new information about the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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What does this wealth tax in California do?—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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But Monday, Bass offered a new take on Wasserman’s fate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The fate of the building itself is still up in the air, though developers have filed plans with the city of Leawood to demolish Houlihan’s and turn the space into two buildings that house four restaurants, according to city records.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Showing off just a hint of her thong bikini bottoms, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel panned over her legs to a pile of potato chips that lay on the towel to her right side, making for easy access.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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My fiancé loves a thick, soft pile and I am drawn to rich colors and unique details, so this one was an all-in for both of us.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Despite ongoing talks, the White House has been briefed that the US military could be ready for an attack by the weekend, after a buildup in recent days of air and naval assets in the Middle East, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Sandy now serves as minister of works and public assets.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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