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as in event
something that happens
we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life
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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
by hap and circumstance, he ended up as a cartoonist in New York
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as in counterpane
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed
the hap was a patchwork quilt that the old woman had made herself
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as in to happen
to take place
what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day?
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Recent Examples of hap
Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
The stars of 1989's hap-hap-happiest holiday comedy have kept busy since that dysfunctional dinner.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The company didn’t appear close to understanding the nature of the universe, but per haps that’s coming.
—Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
With an optical band hap of about 1.74 eV, the perovskite cell demonstrated a power conversion efficiency of 17 percent on its own.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2016
Noun
Check out his latest work and current haps at www.paddyroc.com.
—Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
The stars of 1989's hap-hap-happiest holiday comedy have kept busy since that dysfunctional dinner.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The company didn’t appear close to understanding the nature of the universe, but per haps that’s coming.
—Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
With an optical band hap of about 1.74 eV, the perovskite cell demonstrated a power conversion efficiency of 17 percent on its own.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hap
Verb
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This all has happened while under the new leadership of Louisville Metro Police Department's chief Paul Humphrey.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The journalists' arrests happened not long after police issued the dispersal order.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Overall, there are 838 total general officers and admirals on active duty -- 446 of them are from the higher two-star, three-star and four-star ranks -- according to the Pentagon's latest statistics from June.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lewis said during Monday’s midday press conference that there were plans in the works to again get tickets distributed.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hap. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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