as in luck
literary
the unexpected occurrence of or faculty for finding valuable or agreeable things that are not sought
They found each other by pure serendipity.
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Any appearance of serendipity or luck was mere coincidence; there is nothing coincidental about how Vanguard conducts its business.
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Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Defining serendipity This is how Telmo Pievani, the first Italian chair of Philosophy of Biological Sciences at the University of Padua, eventually comes to define serendipity in his new book, Serendipity: the Unexpected in Science.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Benson’s approach is more about serendipity than happenstance.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The stars are aligning for connection, adventure and a touch of serendipity!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Defining serendipity This is how Telmo Pievani, the first Italian chair of Philosophy of Biological Sciences at the University of Padua, eventually comes to define serendipity in his new book, Serendipity: the Unexpected in Science.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Benson’s approach is more about serendipity than happenstance.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The stars are aligning for connection, adventure and a touch of serendipity!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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