1
as in casualty
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work
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2
as in luck
the uncertain course of events
you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country
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Recent Examples of accident
Imagine a world where one simple decision – keeping our clocks aligned with the natural cycle of the Sun – could save lives, prevent accidents and improve mental well-being.
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Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The medical examiner has listed the manner of death as an accident.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Stay safe on wintry roads with these valuable winter driving tips from the NWS, and reduce the risk of accidents during challenging weather conditions.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
And there are still accidents involving FSD, prompting a number of investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The medical examiner has listed the manner of death as an accident.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Stay safe on wintry roads with these valuable winter driving tips from the NWS, and reduce the risk of accidents during challenging weather conditions.
—Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
And there are still accidents involving FSD, prompting a number of investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
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The top officials estimated that the casualties would include up to 166,000 deaths from malaria, a 30% rise in new tuberculosis cases, 200,000 children paralyzed by polio over the next decade and more than a million children left untreated for severe malnutrition.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump also will be looking out into the chamber at the faces of some of the people who were casualties of his mass government layoffs.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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The discovery was a stroke of geological luck; Zhurong's beach would probably have eroded away into something unrecognizable over the last 3.5 billion years if it hadn't been buried beneath those 33 feet of rocky, dusty debris from asteroid impacts, volcanoes and dust storms.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The manager said the bank that approved the loan had tried contacting the woman for about two months without any luck.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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But taking a hostile approach with President Donald Trump now could put federal aid for the disaster at risk.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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But what if fossil fuel investments, which have been dragging for a decade, are headed toward disaster?—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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At 6:13 of the period, the Blue Jackets went to the power play with a chance to push the lead to 4-1.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic gave many people more time at home and a chance to rethink their relationship to work.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Games for Change Anima plans to release Take Us North in late 2026 or early 2027, at which point the circumstances migrants face could be even more stark than the ones they’re confronted with now.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Blues did eventually miss the playoffs by one point, and Stastny could’ve made the difference, but the circumstances are not completely alike.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Cautionary Tales Ocean rescues are more prevalent in Hawaii, but hiking mishaps have generated a glut of coverage in both local and mainstream news outlets over the years.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some people might be concerned about taking to the air, given recent plane mishaps, crashes and air travel costs.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the first section of the book, Franklin repeatedly brings historical analysis, primary sources and Anne Frank’s writing into juxtaposition with each other in a way that both illuminates Anne Frank as an individual and the larger tragedy of the Holocaust.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Reynolds lends a hardness to Masha, at once bitter and comic, and her leading of a game of bingo at the play’s resolution restores some dark humor just as tragedy is about to strike.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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