1
as in fortune
success that is partly the result of chance
some people have all the luck
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2
as in chance
the uncertain course of events
let's plan our vacation rather than leave everything to luck
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Recent Examples of luck
Sure enough, his luck didn't stop there.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Discovering the ship was pure luck, Borrelli said, as the remains of the vessel broke away from the Cape Fear River mud within two weeks of the start of the summer field school.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With her luck, Tori Spelling would get teased in the script of Scream.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Buy a raffle ticket to try your luck, find a new treasure at the silent auction and more.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Discovering the ship was pure luck, Borrelli said, as the remains of the vessel broke away from the Cape Fear River mud within two weeks of the start of the summer field school.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With her luck, Tori Spelling would get teased in the script of Scream.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Buy a raffle ticket to try your luck, find a new treasure at the silent auction and more.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luck
Noun
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The Panthers are paying their offensive line a fortune, and Hubbard is here for the long haul, focusing on those two variables is essential.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Wall Street veteran was astonished by the Chouinards’ sincere desire to part with their fortune.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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As of Thursday, the NHC was monitoring a disturbance in the Atlantic with an 80 percent chance of cyclone formation over the next seven days.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Paul suggested the drug boat’s occupants should have been given a chance to be tried for their crimes.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the aforementioned circumstances at wide receiver don’t help that cause.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Initially dismissed as an accident, Charles, Oliver and Mabel dive headfirst into the investigation, uncovering a sprawling conspiracy that stretches beyond the building’s walls and entangles New York’s old mob families with its newest billionaires.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Damaged airbags also may fail to deploy in case of accidents.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luck. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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