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
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.
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Shaad D’souza, New York Times, 2 May 2025
For me, that was my exploration of this theme of fate and serendipity, and how much, in the words of Taylor Swift, the elements of the invisible strings that are pulling us back to someone.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Image Additional reading The Playlist The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.
—Kate Lopresti, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Jase Richardson’s moment at Michigan State has been years in the making
What began this season as a nice story of lineage is now approaching bizarre levels of serendipity.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Shaad D’souza, New York Times, 2 May 2025
For me, that was my exploration of this theme of fate and serendipity, and how much, in the words of Taylor Swift, the elements of the invisible strings that are pulling us back to someone.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Image Additional reading The Playlist The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.
—Kate Lopresti, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Jase Richardson’s moment at Michigan State has been years in the making
What began this season as a nice story of lineage is now approaching bizarre levels of serendipity.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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