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also flukey
1
as in lucky
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
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2
as in accidental
happening by chance
the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery
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Recent Examples of fluky
And the other crazy plays, penalties or lack thereof might not be quite as fluky as what the Chiefs are going through this year.
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Four of their six losses in 2023 were fluky.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There were some fluky plays, two empty-netters.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The Avs have outscored their foes 60-26 during this run, with the only regulation loss coming in Toronto after two fluky goals against in an otherwise dominant performance.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Four of their six losses in 2023 were fluky.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There were some fluky plays, two empty-netters.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The Avs have outscored their foes 60-26 during this run, with the only regulation loss coming in Toronto after two fluky goals against in an otherwise dominant performance.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
Adjective
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The Sunoco received a $4,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket, lottery officials said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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As anyone who’s been lucky enough to visit a part of the reef knows, protecting it is a race well worth running.—
Tim Chester,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, an accidental executor can be the trustee of a revocable trust after the grantor has passed away.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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What followed was part social experiment, part accidental soul-baring, and slightly more fun than doomscrolling solo.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Adopting it for use cases that support human workers, rather than attempting to replace them, is likely to lead to happier, less stressed and ultimately more productive employees.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Larry David doesn't sound happy about Bill Maher's dinner with President Donald Trump.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Her old boss Raymond King (J.K. Simmons), someone Chris had helped, was shot dead in LA and left a wall of random evidence involving a broken family, human trafficking and global assassinations.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company, which started in 2015 and sells itself as a meal kit service, is actually closer to an online grocery store than a place that’s going to send you half an onion wrapped in plastic and a tiny baggy of cumin to make some so-so black bean tacos or a random stir fry.—
Carina Finn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Orlando lost to Boston 103-86 at TD Garden in Game 1, but in some ways, Orlando was fortunate the outcome wasn’t more lopsided.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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For the education sector as a whole, and for the preservation of academic freedom, Kimball pointed out to me, the decision to target Harvard may turn out to be a fortunate miscalculation.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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