as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Recent Examples of fluke
The absence of defeat isn’t a fluke.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
If anything, the string of singles in 2023 might’ve been a fluke.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
But the team’s ability to create danger, as the next 35 minutes would evidence, was no fluke.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Amaya and Crow-Armstrong, in particular, must prove their hot final two months of the season weren’t a fluke.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
If anything, the string of singles in 2023 might’ve been a fluke.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
But the team’s ability to create danger, as the next 35 minutes would evidence, was no fluke.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Amaya and Crow-Armstrong, in particular, must prove their hot final two months of the season weren’t a fluke.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fluke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
Noun
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After losing her 6-year-old daughter to a tragic accident, one mother honored her child through friendship bracelets at the 2024 Era’s Tour Comments Diane Harrell lost her daughter, Isla Grace, in March 2024 after a tragic accident involving a drunk driver.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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He was charged with reckless driving, evading responsibility involving property damage, improper passing, failure to drive in the proper lane, following too closely resulting in an accident and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Saturday with a high of 80.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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Here are tips on how to stay safe during a thunderstorm: To reduce the chance of being struck by lightning, when venturing outside, have a plan to get to a safer area.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
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The massive success can be seen in real time, as the electronic signup sheet typically fills up and spills over onto a waitlist within minutes of it being emailed out—we’ve tried each month to snag a spot with no luck, just to test this theory.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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