as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
stumbled on some old family photos when she was cleaning out a drawer
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumbling (on or onto)
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Partner can double with hearts, thus finding an eight-card fit whenever possible.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025 -
So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Looking at changing Sundance’s world, the move to Boulder in 2027 – what are some of the challenges you guys are already encountering?—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now that Joanne doesn’t need to learn Judaism 101, the narrative is more about the trickiness of relationships in their various stages than a non-Jewish person encountering the religion for the first time.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Stumbling (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbling%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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