providential
adjective
prov·i·den·tial
ˌprä-və-ˈden(t)-shəl 
1
: of, relating to, or determined by Providence
2
archaic
: marked by foresight : prudent
3
: occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence
a providential escape
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We had made a providential escape.
It seemed providential that he should arrive at just that moment.
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Their switch to EVs was also providential.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2022
Her support in polls steadily expanded from 4 percent in 2018 to 25 percent in a country where even moderate voters have grown numb to Fascist-Communist name calling, but remain enthusiastic about new, and potentially providential, leaders.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Helping to weave all those strands into a single, elegant narrative is an Emory University astrochemist with a providential name: Susanna Widicus Weaver.
—Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
Russia’s longstanding pursuit of a global position beyond its means—its aspiration to be a providential power, with a special mission in the world—has led it, again and again, to autocratic rule.
—WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2022
Her support in polls steadily expanded from 4 percent in 2018 to 25 percent in a country where even moderate voters have grown numb to Fascist-Communist name calling, but remain enthusiastic about new, and potentially providential, leaders.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Helping to weave all those strands into a single, elegant narrative is an Emory University astrochemist with a providential name: Susanna Widicus Weaver.
—Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
Russia’s longstanding pursuit of a global position beyond its means—its aspiration to be a providential power, with a special mission in the world—has led it, again and again, to autocratic rule.
—WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
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providential
adjective
prov·i·den·tial
ˌpräv-ə-ˈden-chəl
1
: of, relating to, or determined by Providence
providential guidance
2
: fortunate sense 1, timely
a providential escape
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