as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Recent Examples of fluke
Its success this time could have been a fluke.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Through six games, the Commodores have proven that last season’s breakthrough wasn’t a fluke.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
What initially seemed like a fluke has turned into a near-daily crisis, upending life for residents on every floor.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
To test whether this unusual relationship was a fluke or something more complex, researchers separated the Leucothoe limidicola from the file clam.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Through six games, the Commodores have proven that last season’s breakthrough wasn’t a fluke.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
What initially seemed like a fluke has turned into a near-daily crisis, upending life for residents on every floor.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
To test whether this unusual relationship was a fluke or something more complex, researchers separated the Leucothoe limidicola from the file clam.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
Noun
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Kids don’t learn it from just accident.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jeremy Doku is the next most involved player, with three big chances created and three received.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All of Tuesday’s big money luck among the Mega Millions, Fantasy 5, Jackpot Triple Play and Cash4Life drawings started and ended on one jackpot.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The good luck charm apparently had some impact, as Whitney and her partner ended the episode with their first 10s of the season, as well.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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