as in coincidental
happening because of good luck or chance
After not seeing each other for ten years, we had a serendipitous reunion on the street one day.
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Recent Examples of serendipitous
Photo: Francois Duhamel / Columbia Pictures While nothing beats a romantic meet-cute while traveling solo, these days, such serendipitous encounters—sans the apps—tend to be rare.
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Deanna Romano, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
The pause seemed a serendipitous start to our adventure, a chance to appreciate the hidden treasures within Savannah.
—Frances MacDougall, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
After a challenging search for their own space, Cerebral’s offer felt serendipitous.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
After getting engaged in May 2020, the couple tied the knot in Boston on Oct. 2, 2021, nearly four years after their serendipitous Uber ride.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Deanna Romano, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
The pause seemed a serendipitous start to our adventure, a chance to appreciate the hidden treasures within Savannah.
—Frances MacDougall, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
After a challenging search for their own space, Cerebral’s offer felt serendipitous.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
After getting engaged in May 2020, the couple tied the knot in Boston on Oct. 2, 2021, nearly four years after their serendipitous Uber ride.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipitous
Adjective
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The league is poorer for their loss, and the drop in the ACC’s overall basketball prowess isn’t coincidental.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
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But if Trump’s presidency succeeds, future historians may see the linkage as more than coincidental.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The review found that many of the deaths reported to VAERS claiming to be linked to the MMR included children who has serious underlying medical conditions or had deaths that were unrelated to the vaccine, including accidental deaths.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Drinking alcohol is bad in many ways; raising a glass can raise your risks of various health problems, such as accidental injuries, liver diseases, high blood pressure, and several types of cancers.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While nothing horrible or scandalous went down, each of the various storylines ended with something startling or unexpected.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although Rose had been more than 80 years old, her death was completely unexpected.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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This is one of the reasons why tuberculosis used to be a narratively convenient disease, a disease that was the subject of so many books.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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Stuck to convenient methods and won’t try anything new?—
Oleg Sadikov,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, House of Mouse’s shareholders today made a very timely and strong rejection of some MAGA efforts to gain control of corporate governance.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Of those complaints, 98% get timely responses — sometimes with monetary or non-monetary resolutions — a big improvement over companies ignoring people.—
Mike Calhoun,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As for his future with BKFC, Stephens sounds happy with the organization, but unsure of what’s going on with his role in that promotion.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And there is a secret weapon, Griffin, who rested a sore knee this weekend, but could be unleashed at an opportune time with the ability to defend on ball, cool off whatever offensive star might be lurking in the latter stages of March Madness.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ariane 6 has been exorbitantly costly and years late, but its first operational success comes at an opportune time for Europe.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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And then there are the years that the Oscars abbreviate the season with unforeseen consequences.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Upon landing, the astronauts were transported to a medical facility for standard evaluations, underscoring the mission's success and SpaceX's pivotal role in ensuring the safe return of astronauts amidst unforeseen complications.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Serendipitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipitous. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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