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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
But a fluky political moment had created the chance for something radical in New York.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
There the trillions begin to feel nature’s winnow: an ocean current is a fluky thing, and it cannot always be relied on to carry a cod egg where a young cod wants to be.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
There the trillions begin to feel nature’s winnow: an ocean current is a fluky thing, and it cannot always be relied on to carry a cod egg where a young cod wants to be.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
Adjective
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Around 814 million people will be within the eclipse's reach, but only a lucky 44,800 people in far northern Quebec will experience more than a 90% eclipsed sun.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The lucky player who won millions had bet some change on an online slot game called Irish Pot Luck, the company said.—
Helena Wegner,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cena later handed that watch over to Scott, who entered the fray and started unwinding on Rhodes; wrestling fans on social media are debating whether Scott made actual (and accidental) contact with the bloodied Rhodes, who seemed to genuinely wince after Scott’s punches.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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It will be laid on the seabed to a depth of up to 4.3 miles (7 km), with some lengths in shallow waters being buried to protect against accidental or intentional interference.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dismukes was happy the Viking could persevere during a rough game in the teeth of the playoffs.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Celebrate and be happy with me, and forgive me for leaving you.—
Jawad Rizkallah,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Webroot can securely erase files for you, overwriting them with random data three times, by default.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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The results derived from a random sampling of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over living in all 50 states, based on phone interviews, with a margin of error plus or minus four percent and with a 95 percent confidence level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hurley is fortunate his Huskies don’t play in the SEC.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Been very fortunate and very thankful to Steve John at Pebble and AT&T to get a spot there and Tiger and Genesis to get the one at Torrey.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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