as in luck
literary
the unexpected occurrence of or faculty for finding valuable or agreeable things that are not sought
They found each other by pure serendipity.
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Recent Examples of serendipity
Linklater hadn’t originally planned on the two films being made and released back to back, but the timing has an undeniable serendipity.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
During our Zoom conversation, a moment of serendipity is arising.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Time is a wonderful luxury, but serendipity is also really beautiful.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Only humans can weave meaning, create serendipity, and grow wiser through story.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
During our Zoom conversation, a moment of serendipity is arising.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Time is a wonderful luxury, but serendipity is also really beautiful.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Only humans can weave meaning, create serendipity, and grow wiser through story.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serendipity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
Noun
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The next night, though, reporting from his hometown brought Dokoupil luck.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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With any luck, 2026 could be the year of the hobby.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And who’s to say that if Lovin’ Life moved forward with its plans for 2026 — and was facing steep challenges in the form of things like, say, radius clauses — that Bank of America Stadium wouldn’t book Bad Bunny or Foo Fighters for the same weekend, whether purposefully or just by pure coincidence?—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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The ripple effect of the defense collapsing is no coincidence.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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