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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king
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as in luck
success that is partly the result of chance
in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate
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Recent Examples of fortune
Topline SpaceX’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take the company public added to a growing list of compensation rewards for CEO Elon Musk, whose record-breaking fortune could add even more billions after establishing a colony on Mars and a robot fleet, among others.
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Stellantis has decided the best way to turn around its fortunes is with more vehicles, including a new Dodge halo car.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
Raised in the patrician circles of New York, Sister Parish opened her firm, in 1933 after her family’s fortunes declined following the 1929 market crash.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Swifties loved the idea, and some believed the NFL would make a fortune selling jerseys.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Stellantis has decided the best way to turn around its fortunes is with more vehicles, including a new Dodge halo car.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 May 2026
Raised in the patrician circles of New York, Sister Parish opened her firm, in 1933 after her family’s fortunes declined following the 1929 market crash.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Swifties loved the idea, and some believed the NFL would make a fortune selling jerseys.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune
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The rebellion reached its height in the early 2000s, a bloody rejoinder to the booming economy fueled by the rise of outsourcing in IT and software, and optimism about India’s future.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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While their rivals started spending significant sums of money as soon as the 2024-25 season finished, Spurs wasted a couple of weeks hesitating about the long-term future of then head coach Ange Postecoglou before replacing him with Thomas Frank.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The bundle of 10,000 sodium atoms, about the size of a modern transistor gate, is an order of magnitude larger than previous records, but still significantly smaller than Erwin Schrödinger’s pet cat.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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This bundle is, naturally, now headlined by TOBS.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Little did Franco and Beppe know at the time how significantly those clubs would figure in their destiny.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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People want to control their own destinies.—
Jon Ostenson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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If one cruel injury is happenstance and twice is bad luck, what’s four times before July?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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In the series, Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private gumshoe in the 1930s, has no choice but to return to his superhero identity, The Spider, after suffering a deep personal loss.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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In an era shaped by social media, widening inequality, and constant exposure to other people’s relationships, wealth, and success, jealousy has become one of the defining but least honestly discussed emotions of adulthood.—
Meehika Barua,
Time,
29 May 2026
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By employing his knowledge of advanced technology to achieve his goal of crafting a spaceship to transport life-giving water back to his dry planet, Newton creates enormous wealth for his insane aqua-ark idea.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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But behind every number is a person, a fate, usually of a young man who never got to live his life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Getty Images As leaders weigh the impact of AI, from productivity gains to job displacement, the encyclical from Pope Leo XIV has escalated the debate beyond technological capability to the fate of humanity.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But tech bros with piles of cash who don’t care for horsepower, torque and lap times, but understand the gravitational pull of the Ferrari brand, and want to access it in a way that aligns with their preferences.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Ava doesn’t uncover hidden truths so much as reorganize people’s anxieties into neat little piles.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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As part of the investigation into a decades-long drug-trafficking money trail linked, authorities arrested three people and ordered the seizure of assets, companies and financial holdings worth more than 200 million euros.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Buyers are treating properties not just as lifestyle assets, but as long‑term investments that must withstand environmental volatility.—
Cyril PETIT,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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