1
as in casualty
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work
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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country
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Recent Examples of accident
Based on a true story, A Bridge Between centers on Anthony Hodges, a young basketball player recovering from a severe car accident that left him with injuries and doubts about his future.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
That same day, winter weather caused a large multi-vehicle accident on the highway's westbound lanes, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said in a news release.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The cause of death was ruled to be multiple blunt-force injuries — she was found with rib fractures and a spine fracture — and the manner of death was ruled an accident by the medical examiner.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Both the 13-year-old and the 15-year-old are facing an open count of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death, and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person, police said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
That same day, winter weather caused a large multi-vehicle accident on the highway's westbound lanes, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said in a news release.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The cause of death was ruled to be multiple blunt-force injuries — she was found with rib fractures and a spine fracture — and the manner of death was ruled an accident by the medical examiner.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Both the 13-year-old and the 15-year-old are facing an open count of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death, and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person, police said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
Noun
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No casualties were recorded during this intrusion, and no radio station employees were present at the scene.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Other names that made it to Morgan Stanley’s list include timberland real estate investment trust Rayonier , which has a dividend yield of 4%; property casualty insurer RLI , with a dividend yield of 0.8%; and CNA Financial , with a 3.8% current dividend yield.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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She’s decided to trust her luck, even if life hasn’t always been kind to her.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, there was quite a bit of luck in the chip.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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However, almost everyone agrees that a closer examination is needed after the disaster at DCA.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine shocked the world, contaminating regions across Eastern Europe and affecting millions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the ’90s, a movie like this one might have had a chance to catch on.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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If preview numbers are any indication, the movie has every chance of crossing $50 million and spark a turnaround at the lagging 2025 domestic box office.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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If a person is arrested in violation of the settlement agreement, they must in most circumstances be released from detention without having to pay bond and without conditions of release, according to Rebecca Glenberg, chief supervising litigation counsel at the ACLU of Illinois.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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That idea—of a grand continuum, in which the circumstances change but all of our big human feelings (heartache, joy, unease, panic, contentment) remain the same, across time and vast distances—felt germane to her new songs.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the video, 28-year-old Hayley Hanlon revealed the hilarious and unexpected mishaps that didn't go according to plan on her big day, from flower mix-ups to wardrobe malfunctions.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Thursday’s incident in the latest plane mishap to occur in 2025.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The rush occurred mere weeks before Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s planned announcement of their spa updates; the tragedy in Los Angeles simply moved up the timeline for the quiet, coastal community’s merits as a luxury wellness hub.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And that March, tragedy struck when three people died in a fatal crowd surge at her concert with Finesse2tymes in Rochester, N.Y.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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