as in coincidental
happening because of good luck or chance
After not seeing each other for ten years, we had a serendipitous reunion on the street one day.
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Recent Examples of serendipitous
After getting engaged in May 2020, the couple tied the knot in Boston on Oct. 2, 2021, nearly four years after their serendipitous Uber ride.
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Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The couple, together for 15 years, shares a serendipitous love story that’s intertwined with the legacy of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
To achieve this striking tone—the paradoxical way that actions seem serendipitous yet also comprehensively crafted—Akerman’s method is a sort of cinematic fishing.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
But years later, a serendipitous connection changed everything: Cindy Deily, Sephora’s VP of Skin, has a daughter who is an Emi Jay fan.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
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Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The couple, together for 15 years, shares a serendipitous love story that’s intertwined with the legacy of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
To achieve this striking tone—the paradoxical way that actions seem serendipitous yet also comprehensively crafted—Akerman’s method is a sort of cinematic fishing.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
But years later, a serendipitous connection changed everything: Cindy Deily, Sephora’s VP of Skin, has a daughter who is an Emi Jay fan.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipitous
Adjective
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Purely coincidental, said Heat Executive Vice President and Chief Marking Officer Michael McCullough.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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The protagonist’s name and her obsession with anthropology likely aren’t coincidental.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As the largest startup offering cyber insurance and proactive monitoring tools with over 90,000 policyholders, Coalition insures against incidents like cyberattacks, email scams and accidental privacy violations.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Tanya’s accidental drowning after getting sweet murderous vengeance on her con-men was an ending fit for the tragicomic heroine of a kind of Italian opera.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Twelve days later, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generation Station in Pennsylvania experienced the single worst nuclear meltdown on record in U.S. history, giving the film unexpected prescience.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump's unexpected rejection of the Senate's plan stunned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who had carefully structured the two-bill strategy to secure early wins for the White House.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Regular ferries from Hirtshals, Denmark, provide a convenient connection with the rest of Europe.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The machine comes with a convenient cookbook that guides you through using the machine and also includes 46 recipes.—
Michelle Love,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tools like Duolingo’s AI tutors, which adjust to individual proficiency levels, have been shown to improve writing and conversational skills through timely corrections, as noted in a 2022 Stanford study.—
Balaji Soundararajan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The same cannot be said of logistics, which often makes timely production and deliveries challenging, never mind any urgent celebrity requests, according to the designer.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Senators raced ahead of the House as the lower chamber debated how to keep everyone from fiscal conservatives in the Freedom Caucus to moderates from swing districts happy.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Everything that makes entrepreneurs happy costs next to nothing to attain.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now is an opportune time for women to enter these fields.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The restaurant opened at an opportune time, catching the Austin real-estate boom and feeding a hunger for regionally distinct dishes.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Barring the unforeseen, the 20-year-old Eldridge will not make the Giants’ Opening Day roster out of spring training after hitting 23 homers with 92 RBIs and a .291 batting average last year across four different minor-league levels.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Snuffing out their first target proves difficult for the duo, what with Danny’s aim being off, and their second mission is interrupted by an unforeseen roadblock.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Serendipitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipitous. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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