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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king
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as in luck
success that is partly the result of chance
in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate
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Recent Examples of fortune
Early in one's career there’s nothing like having the fortune of working on something that somebody significant cares about.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
Meme coins can be used by scammers looking to make a quick fortune at the expense of unwary investors.
—Alan Suderman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Disneyland adds new show scenes during Haunted Mansion makeover
The new storyline turns the attic bride from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands for their fortunes into a brooding bride mourning the loss of her husbands and filled with the overwhelming dread of lost love.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Bezos, who funded Blue Origin solely out of his fortune until recently, took a deliberate pace to developing his rocket technology.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
Meme coins can be used by scammers looking to make a quick fortune at the expense of unwary investors.
—Alan Suderman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Disneyland adds new show scenes during Haunted Mansion makeover
The new storyline turns the attic bride from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands for their fortunes into a brooding bride mourning the loss of her husbands and filled with the overwhelming dread of lost love.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Bezos, who funded Blue Origin solely out of his fortune until recently, took a deliberate pace to developing his rocket technology.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune
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Most Popular Most Popular Struggling, major CT mall faces uncertain future under new owners.—
Aaron Flaum,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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So Robinson seems likely to remain a starter for the foreseeable future.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Discovery announced the launch of a new Max/STARZ bundle for customers to subscribe to both streaming services through Prime Video.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Investors are now focusing on Donald Trump’s first week back in the White House and another bundle of earnings.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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But the Bills and Josh Allen are a team of destiny.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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While the Oilers might prefer to move on and use his $3 million in cap space on an upgrade at the trade deadline, Skinner controls his own destiny with a no-movement clause in his contract.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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Gibbs had attended Trump’s Sunday rally in the arena and wanted to try his luck at getting in again.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Washington Post: Under the Rotunda, a historic concentration of wealth salutes Trump.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Their fate has raised painful questions in Israel about the military's failure to prevent the 2023 Hamas attack.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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For Espe, the pain of not knowing the fate of his pregnant wife, young son and colleagues never faded.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the elder Buffett has softened his opinion on dividends as Berkshire’s cash pile continued to smash records.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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There’s a steak on offer, a brawny New York strip, cooked to a perfect medium rare but presented, for some reason, next to a pile of vinegary sautéed red bell peppers, and a saucier of funky, fishy crawfish béarnaise.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Such efforts can help strengthen the protection of digital assets and customer data while addressing the evolving demands of API security.—
Michael Nicosia,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Data protection of organizations’ digital assets and consumer information is one of the critical areas where such collaboration is essential, especially as consumers place more emphasis on their personal data security.—
Michael Nicosia,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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