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as in fortune
success that is partly the result of chance
some people have all the luck
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as in chance
the uncertain course of events
let's plan our vacation rather than leave everything to luck
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Recent Examples of luck
Supporters expressed disappointment at the news, but several are still wishing the owners luck in finding a new location.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the handles claimed here can’t be transferred, so resellers will be out of luck.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
In a stroke of luck, the thieves dropped Empress Eugénie’s crown (which was later found by police outside the museum), a memento that is home to 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds, and 56 emeralds.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
For most of the game, grit and luck seemed to be on the Nittany Lions’ side.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the handles claimed here can’t be transferred, so resellers will be out of luck.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
In a stroke of luck, the thieves dropped Empress Eugénie’s crown (which was later found by police outside the museum), a memento that is home to 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds, and 56 emeralds.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
For most of the game, grit and luck seemed to be on the Nittany Lions’ side.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luck
Noun
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Corden is joined by Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris for the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s play, which follows three longtime friends whose relationship is pushed to the brink when one of them spends a fortune on a stark, all-white painting.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Just two years after his brother's death, Doug Ford's political fortunes blossomed.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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And yet, that offers little to no comfort in the face of such catastrophic circumstances.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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The cameras were back 18 years later in very different circumstances, as the disgraced former President set off to begin a five-year sentence at La Santé prison in Paris.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luck. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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