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also flukey
1
as in lucky
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
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2
as in accidental
happening by chance
the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery
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Recent Examples of fluky
But a fluky political moment had created the chance for something radical in New York.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
There the trillions begin to feel nature’s winnow: an ocean current is a fluky thing, and it cannot always be relied on to carry a cod egg where a young cod wants to be.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The fluky sequence occurred when a shot from Golden Knights winger Jonathan Marchessault glanced off Faber’s stick, fluttered into the air and landed behind Gustavsson to make it 1-0.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
The hockeies could be said to resemble fluky businesses.
—Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
There the trillions begin to feel nature’s winnow: an ocean current is a fluky thing, and it cannot always be relied on to carry a cod egg where a young cod wants to be.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluky
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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of injury, opening up a spot in the draw for British lucky loser Harriet Dart.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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There may be good reason why Skeleton Crew wasn't so lucky.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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DeGuerin showed Morales just how plausible an accidental shooting would be with this type of gun.Morgan Canty, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Rogers police officers testified at the trial that evidence showed the shooting was accidental, which is why a warrant for manslaughter was issued for the teen's arrest.Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yet Nova stands out because of the juxtaposition of happy revelers — mostly young and dedicated to peace and harmony — with the deadly rampage.Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Our relationship is much happier and healthier because of it.Christina Crawford, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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Oh, the third mode is a combination of both – sets of airbags inflate and deflate in seemingly random order – which has been perhaps my favorite setting.New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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Go and read random slave narratives and get their experience of the time.David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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The show is fortunate in that, unlike The Acolyte, it was designed to theoretically have what feels like a concrete ending.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Which was fortunate, as the film itself was an amateurish slog.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluky. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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