happenchance

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Recent Examples of happenchance The Wilson New York onslaught—including billboards of Stefanos Tsitsipas adorning the city advertising the new Blade— isn't happenchance. Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happenchance
Noun
  • Reports soon emerged indicating Marte was in tears because of a fan yelling something to him about his late mother, who died in a car accident in 2017.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Domino Effect Prevention The domino effect prevention model suggests accidents result from interconnected events, each like a falling domino that sets off the next.
    Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • There is a chance Bailey could morph into a playmaker and star-level difference-maker on the wing.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Fewer chances for local talent, less dynamic regional economies, and a slow fade in our standing as a place where bold ideas are born and built.
    Rob Zielonka, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Those who wanted more choices would be out of luck.
    Andrew Yang, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Many of the common complaints with dating apps include just feeling like a number, a lack of luck in finding the right match, and fewer opportunities to meet a partner in real life.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • And isn’t there something exciting about flipping through TV’s offerings and stumbling upon something by happenstance?
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 20 June 2025
  • The theatricality of the setup—the disruptive stranger, the impending event that will inevitably go very wrong—isn’t happenstance.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes, those decisions are made for you by circumstances that are outside your control.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • The civil suit is not just about the circumstances that led to O’Keefe’s death.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • In addition, lifeguards often have access to real-time information about water quality, tides, jellyfish blooms and other hazards that the average beachgoer wouldn’t otherwise be aware of.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • As the same storm system moved east, forecasters warned of continuing hazards for millions of Americans already coping with a dangerous heatwave, USA Today reported.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025

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“Happenchance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happenchance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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