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
During our Zoom conversation, a moment of serendipity is arising.
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Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Time is a wonderful luxury, but serendipity is also really beautiful.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Only humans can weave meaning, create serendipity, and grow wiser through story.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Babitz writes this spontaneous baseball outing as a situation beyond serendipity.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Time is a wonderful luxury, but serendipity is also really beautiful.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Only humans can weave meaning, create serendipity, and grow wiser through story.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Babitz writes this spontaneous baseball outing as a situation beyond serendipity.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serendipity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
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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In an unusual coincidence, the first MusiCares ceremony, which honored the late David Crosby in 1991, was held the same week Carey won three Grammys off her debut album.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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That’s not coincidence — that’s coaching.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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