serendipitous
adjective
ser·en·dip·i·tous
ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-təs 
: obtained or characterized by serendipity
serendipitous discoveries
serendipitously
adverb
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Even the serendipitous meeting between Reali and his wife Samiya happened because of sports.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
Sometimes, a serendipitous moment happens while writing a song that in hindsight seems like it was just meant to be.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 20 May 2025
But actually finding the vents was a serendipitous discovery that was only made possible by deep-sea cameras.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
The incredible spectacles last May (and another auroral outburst last October) were partly a matter of luck because several factors, some of them serendipitous, affect the appearance of aurora.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
Sometimes, a serendipitous moment happens while writing a song that in hindsight seems like it was just meant to be.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 20 May 2025
But actually finding the vents was a serendipitous discovery that was only made possible by deep-sea cameras.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
The incredible spectacles last May (and another auroral outburst last October) were partly a matter of luck because several factors, some of them serendipitous, affect the appearance of aurora.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for serendipitous
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“Serendipitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serendipitous. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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