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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
Several of King's stories have been made into movies, such as Carrie, It, Misery, and The Shawshank Redemption, with his work earning him a $500-million fortune, according to Forbes magazine.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump’s first-term trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, had made a fortune lobbying for steel companies between his stints in government.
—The Editors, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
The bulk of her fortune comes from her decades-spanning music career, which includes eight studio albums and multiple high-grossing world tours.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
In the ups and downs of the music industry and Diddy’s fortunes over the decades since, Bad Boy has taken many forms at several different conglomerates.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump’s first-term trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, had made a fortune lobbying for steel companies between his stints in government.
—The Editors, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
The bulk of her fortune comes from her decades-spanning music career, which includes eight studio albums and multiple high-grossing world tours.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
In the ups and downs of the music industry and Diddy’s fortunes over the decades since, Bad Boy has taken many forms at several different conglomerates.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune
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Through moments of joy and vulnerability, My Sunnyside invites viewers into the intimate and evolving world of two people committed to forging a future together, even as the unexpected continues to reshape their lives.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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So, directing is in my future, as well as acting and producing.—
Demetrius Patterson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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As announced on its last earnings call, the upcoming Fox direct-to-consumer subscription streaming product will seek to extend the reach of Fox News, Fox Sports and the Fox broadcast network outside of the traditional cable bundle.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Investors have been keen to hear about each company’s next steps as competition ramps up for streaming subscribers and the traditional TV bundle bleeds customers.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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This book really focuses on the idea of fate and destiny.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Loucks Family Even as a child, Maggie Loucks believed being a mom was her destiny.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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The discovery was a stroke of geological luck; Zhurong's beach would probably have eroded away into something unrecognizable over the last 3.5 billion years if it hadn't been buried beneath those 33 feet of rocky, dusty debris from asteroid impacts, volcanoes and dust storms.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The manager said the bank that approved the loan had tried contacting the woman for about two months without any luck.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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Flanks, a startup providing data and insights to European wealth managers, has raised €14 million in new funding, founders Joaquim de la Cruz and Álvaro Morales tell Axios exclusively.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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By pressuring Ukraine to hand over much of its mineral wealth in exchange for protection, Trump is undermining not just U.S. foreign policy traditions but the entire architecture of international relations that has maintained peace since 1945.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The result is a season that’s ludicrous in plot yet freshly unsettling in its portrayal of how people can become resigned to their fate.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The far away country was Czechoslovakia and so off Chamberlain flew to meet Hitler in Munich to decide the fate of the Czechoslovaks without them at the table with the big powers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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And scripts that hadn’t even been dreamt of have risen to the top of the production pile, with Rock and Clayface being prime examples.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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At the stroke of a pen, U.S. and European leaders could order their banks to block the accounts of Russia’s central bank, rendering much of Putin’s cash pile inaccessible.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 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 2 Mar. 2025.
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