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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
rather than leave everything to chance, let's plan how we're going to spend our time in New York City
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as in probability
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
the chance of being struck by lightning is very low
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as in venture
a risky undertaking
it's a chance, but I think the business will be profitable
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as in accidental
happening by chance
a chance advantage that I immediately recognized and made full use of
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm
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as in to happen
to take place
there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland
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Recent Examples of chance
Vogue Club, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
The team will play for a chance to go to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1991 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Under the glittering lights of the Las Vegas Strip, where fortunes are made and lost in a heartbeat, Max Verstappen didn’t leave his destiny to chance.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Join Vogue Club for the chance to attend our NYFW kickoff party on February 7th.
—Vogue Club, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
The team will play for a chance to go to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1991 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Here’s how much the world has chanced since Eras Tour Night 1: Back in March 2023, Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan hadn’t even met yet.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Under the glittering lights of the Las Vegas Strip, where fortunes are made and lost in a heartbeat, Max Verstappen didn’t leave his destiny to chance.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chance
Noun
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The player tried their luck in the Jan. 20 drawing and won $50,000 on a single ticket sold at a Publix supermarket in Atlanta, the Georgia Lottery said in an email.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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The luck that brought the games to Tampere, however, had a double-edge.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The suit claims that the district’s policies unfairly restrict the girls’ freedom of expression and deny them fair and equal access to athletic opportunities.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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My parents, who hail from Mexico and Guatemala, didn't have the opportunity.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For a coin toss with probability of success p, the skewness and kurtosis both go to infinity when the probability of success is very low.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Also try: Check out these other dogsledding ventures within driving distance of Pittsburgh.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The project marks Maddock Films’ first venture into the historical epic genre and features Kaushal alongside Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And while their first born, Luna takes after her cheeky mom (see her accidental recreation of Teigen's famous meme face), the other three — Miles, 6, Esti, 19 months and Wren, 14 months — are Legend's miniature twins.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Key Background Musk has yet to elaborate on the gesture made Monday, though defenders such as the Anti-Defamation League have chalked up the action to being accidental or awkward as opposed to an intentional Nazi salute.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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TikTok appears to be accessible again for U.S. users after Trump offered assurances to the company’s service providers, including Apple and Google, who risk massive fines for each user downloading the app during the ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some teams are leaning on the numbers in these situations by not risking a threatening opportunity.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That happens sometimes on this part of Waterman Road, a two-lane drive leading from the Elk Grove sprawl to this rural section of Sacramento County.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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The theater’s return would be welcome, and a victory over circumstances.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Despite her current circumstances, the proud mother was able to make a rare public appearance last month to attend her son Kevin Hunter Jr.’s graduation in Florida.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chance. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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