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
So, my travel tip for visitors is to leave room for serendipity.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Entrepreneurial management sees and supports the potential for serendipity, when the unexpected and unknown appear.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Perhaps a 21st century of low achievement finds a bolt of serendipity in year 7 of whatever this rebuild was and produces the single playoff win that should be the bare minimum of what’s acceptable for all the hundreds of millions of dollars spent and draft resources allocated to this overhaul.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Nephi and Maddie's love story involves a bit of serendipity.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Entrepreneurial management sees and supports the potential for serendipity, when the unexpected and unknown appear.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Perhaps a 21st century of low achievement finds a bolt of serendipity in year 7 of whatever this rebuild was and produces the single playoff win that should be the bare minimum of what’s acceptable for all the hundreds of millions of dollars spent and draft resources allocated to this overhaul.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Nephi and Maddie's love story involves a bit of serendipity.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for serendipity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
Noun
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Anyone who’s hoping to see Byrne reunite with Talking Heads is out of luck.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Expect important conversations that strengthen bonds and bring a touch of luck to your immediate environment.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If there are no coincidences in Taylor Swift‘s world, then her ever-observant Swiftie fans are convinced that the pop superstar will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
19 Aug. 2025
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Baxter reported that Betts met with Roberts and the president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, after the loss, and suggested that the timing of the meeting was no coincidence.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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