as in misfortune
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Recent Examples of unluckiness
To allow your anger at the cosmic unluckiness of a friend’s far-too-early passing be overwhelmed by your gratitude at the cosmic luckiness of ever having met them at all.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckiness
Noun
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Their misfortune was to play in the same era and conference as Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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His buddy Alex Michelsen, 21, had the misfortune of running into Jódar.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Noun
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But most of us have had a hydrangea mishap or two, possibly even throwing a dead hydrangea on the compost pile.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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Theodore made up for his mishap to start the game with an absolute rocket off his stick on a one-timer that saw its way through traffic and past Frederik Anderson in net to get Vegas on the board shortly after Ehlers’ second goal.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Unluckiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unluckiness. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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