as in luck
literary
the unexpected occurrence of or faculty for finding valuable or agreeable things that are not sought
They found each other by pure serendipity.
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Recent Examples of serendipity
Now, in an act of serendipity, the successors of both spots, Patsy’s Pizzeria in East Harlem and Juliana’s Pizza in Brooklyn, have delivered their first out-of-state restaurants to Palm Beach County to compete — like all New York-style pizzerias do — against each other.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
The images Thompson took of Handler and Andrew Stern — from a triptych of Andrew’s varying facial expressions to one of Handler tossing her arms affectionately around him — reflect that serendipity.
—Malina Saval, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The young men Altobelli mentored across multiple decades at OCC included a freshman infielder who would eventually become a big-league pitcher in a moment of serendipity.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.
—Shaad D’souza, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
The images Thompson took of Handler and Andrew Stern — from a triptych of Andrew’s varying facial expressions to one of Handler tossing her arms affectionately around him — reflect that serendipity.
—Malina Saval, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The young men Altobelli mentored across multiple decades at OCC included a freshman infielder who would eventually become a big-league pitcher in a moment of serendipity.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.
—Shaad D’souza, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
Noun
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The lottery luck keeps coming for Southern California, which now boasts two of the four Powerball jackpot winners this year.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Courtesy: Isshiki Matcha Struggling with FOMO Zheng credits her success to preparation, hard work and luck — which sometimes comes in the form of meeting the right person at the right time.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Some of the recurring elements at this year’s Cannes Film Festival were coincidences, like the many scenes in which women angrily masturbated, or children bulled one of their own, or a house became a portal into generations of family history.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Instead, the characters keep finding themselves in implausibly dangerous situations, where a procession of coincidences might lead to them getting squished, impaled, or otherwise maimed.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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