as in lucky
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
winning the lottery could not have come at a more providential time for the recently laid-off worker
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Recent Examples of providential
Their switch to EVs was also providential.
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IEEE Spectrum,
3 Dec. 2022
Russia’s longstanding pursuit of a global position beyond its means—its aspiration to be a providential power, with a special mission in the world—has led it, again and again, to autocratic rule.
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WSJ,
4 Nov. 2022
Meacham bids to be the redeemer in chief of the narrative of American exceptionalism: the venerable if now-shopworn story in which the United States has a providential and world-historic role as a nation distinctively dedicated to human liberty.
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John Fabian Witt,
Washington Post,
24 Oct. 2022
Her support in polls steadily expanded from 4 percent in 2018 to 25 percent in a country where even moderate voters have grown numb to Fascist-Communist name calling, but remain enthusiastic about new, and potentially providential, leaders.
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Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum,
3 Dec. 2022
Russia’s longstanding pursuit of a global position beyond its means—its aspiration to be a providential power, with a special mission in the world—has led it, again and again, to autocratic rule.
—
WSJ,
4 Nov. 2022
Meacham bids to be the redeemer in chief of the narrative of American exceptionalism: the venerable if now-shopworn story in which the United States has a providential and world-historic role as a nation distinctively dedicated to human liberty.
—
John Fabian Witt,
Washington Post,
24 Oct. 2022
Her support in polls steadily expanded from 4 percent in 2018 to 25 percent in a country where even moderate voters have grown numb to Fascist-Communist name calling, but remain enthusiastic about new, and potentially providential, leaders.
—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for providential
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No one won the Powerball jackpot or the $2 million Match 5 + Power Play prize, but one lucky person in California won the $1 million Match 5 prize.
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Whereas John Wooden or Dean Smith may have figured out how to make it today, Bob Knight would be lucky to keep a job as a gym teacher at a middle school in Homeless, Ohio.
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But with a historic heat wave making attic apartments like hers potentially hazardous for health, the 23-year-old recent graduate isn't feeling quite so fortunate.
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Another local taquero hasn’t been so fortunate.
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At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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Like many great works of American literature, the book is an unflinching portrait of a seemingly happy family held together by hubris and fear of change.
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There’s something fortuitous about a bird of prey being the first one tracked by the Orlando location.
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There was a fortuitous incident in high school that substantially upgraded Becerra’s higher education and undoubtedly his career.
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That Iran targeted Bahrain likely was not coincidental.
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Stone also reported less hair shedding during her trial but cautioned the change could be coincidental, noting that research does not provide sufficient evidence that vitamin supplementation fuels hair growth.
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“Providential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providential. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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