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Recent Examples of fortuity
But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.
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Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuity
Noun
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Amid this uncertainty, many brands are turning to alternative social commerce platforms.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Gold prices jumped to a over two-month peak on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar and as markets flocked to the safe-haven asset as uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's potential tariffs continued to loom.—
Anjana Anil,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There’s too much randomness in a multi-week tournament.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Although there’s a loose randomness to the sequence of events, within particular sequences, the cutting is generally taut and riveting.—
Gail Williams,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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Six years ago, Ari Nesher, the teenage son of Israeli director Avi Nesher, was killed in a hit-and-run accident, while riding an electric bicycle.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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In many cases, property owners and government authorities failed to keep up with the desiccated brush that was an accident waiting to happen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Despite her current circumstances, the proud mother was able to make a rare public appearance last month to attend her son Kevin Hunter Jr.’s graduation in Florida.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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The theater’s return would be welcome, and a victory over circumstances.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The player tried their luck in the Jan. 20 drawing and won $50,000 on a single ticket sold at a Publix supermarket in Atlanta, the Georgia Lottery said in an email.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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The luck that brought the games to Tampere, however, had a double-edge.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By happenstance, a Quarterra Multifamily affiliate sold another big apartment complex at a nearby downtown Oakland location about a month earlier in December — also at a price that hinted at weakening values.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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An organization’s culture is created either intentionally or by happenstance and will either drive success or derail it.—
Robert Reiss,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What Happens Next The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is continuing to monitor the eruption at Kīlauea and is in contact with other authorities about the ongoing hazards.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Threat level: The cold threatens to burst pipes, stress electricity grids and damage crops on top of the public health hazards to people.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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And now that idea has its chance to come to life in a big way in Chicago.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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A lot of the kids have never had the chance to play or be part of a team.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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