STUMBLE (ON OR ONTO) Synonyms: 21 Similar Words

stumble (on or onto)

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Definition of stumble (on or onto)

as in to find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance stumbled on some old family photos when she was cleaning out a drawer

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From his emergence in the mid-1950s until his passing in 2018, Taylor not only disassembled jazz and reconstructed it in his own style, but also found ways to make the world listen.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Police previously said investigators found no evidence of an actual plan to carry out violence at the school.

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Employees may need mental-health or substance-use support but encounter barriers when trying to locate an appropriate provider.

— Soniya Bopache, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The version using incorrect memory repeatedly encountered the same obstacle and never completed the journey.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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