as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Recent Examples of fluke
The ProPublica investigation found that the measurement the draft report used as a reference point was a fluke and had not met the quality control standards of the local air monitoring body that registered it.
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
To prove that his 2024 season, that his resurgence after years of struggles in New York and Carolina, is not a fluke?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The answers to constitutional inquiries should be uniform across the nation, not hinging on flukes of geography.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Darnold is no fluke What more does Darnold need to do?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
To prove that his 2024 season, that his resurgence after years of struggles in New York and Carolina, is not a fluke?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The answers to constitutional inquiries should be uniform across the nation, not hinging on flukes of geography.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Darnold is no fluke What more does Darnold need to do?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
Noun
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Six years ago, Ari Nesher, the teenage son of Israeli director Avi Nesher, was killed in a hit-and-run accident, while riding an electric bicycle.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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In many cases, property owners and government authorities failed to keep up with the desiccated brush that was an accident waiting to happen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And now that idea has its chance to come to life in a big way in Chicago.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Lakers have two more chances at home before beginning their annual Grammy road trip, hosting Washington on Tuesday before another rivalry game Thursday against the Celtics.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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