as in fortunate
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
winning the lottery could not have come at a more providential time for the recently laid-off worker
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Recent Examples of providential
Helping to weave all those strands into a single, elegant narrative is an Emory University astrochemist with a providential name: Susanna Widicus Weaver.
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Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
Russia’s longstanding pursuit of a global position beyond its means—its aspiration to be a providential power, with a special mission in the world—has led it, again and again, to autocratic rule.
—WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Many a past biographer has observed that Lincoln understood himself as an actor in a providential drama.
—John Fabian Witt, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
Meacham bids to be the redeemer in chief of the narrative of American exceptionalism: the venerable if now-shopworn story in which the United States has a providential and world-historic role as a nation distinctively dedicated to human liberty.
—John Fabian Witt, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
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Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
Russia’s longstanding pursuit of a global position beyond its means—its aspiration to be a providential power, with a special mission in the world—has led it, again and again, to autocratic rule.
—WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Many a past biographer has observed that Lincoln understood himself as an actor in a providential drama.
—John Fabian Witt, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
Meacham bids to be the redeemer in chief of the narrative of American exceptionalism: the venerable if now-shopworn story in which the United States has a providential and world-historic role as a nation distinctively dedicated to human liberty.
—John Fabian Witt, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for providential
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While feeling fortunate to build the foundation of a new WNBA franchise, Thornton was stripped of the opportunity to defend the Liberty’s title, which was the first in franchise history.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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In many ways, the Padres are fortunate that their season has not gone off the rails.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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With Hill’s 83,000 Instagram and 34,000 TikTok followers, Roadway was happy to oblige.—
Bridget Read,
Curbed,
28 May 2025
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Liesl, for her part, is not happy to be summoned out of the blue after six years of no contact.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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The lucky player beat odds of 1 in 324,632 to snag the historic prize.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Now, 40 years after cameras first rolled, an iconic piece of the film’s wardrobe is jumping off the screen and into one lucky fan’s closet.—
Ryan P. C. Trimble,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The new president has promised to be less hawkish than Yoon, and his timing is fortuitous.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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At the end of a long shift, at the end of a long Friday night, a game in search of a hero and a Florida Panthers season in need of one final, fortuitous bounce converged on the most likely player of them all.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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This isn't coincidental—up to 35% of entrepreneurs identify as dyslexic, compared to just 10% of the general population.—
Megan Bruneau,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Jason Lipshutz: The timing is coincidental, but the hard rock world has been starving for new superstars for years, and bands like Sleep Token and Ghost are filling the void.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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“Providential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providential. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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