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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Recent Examples of serendipity
Now that’s some serious serendipity: A Jeopardy contestant revealed a surprising connection to her game-winning clue.
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Staff Author, EW.com, 25 June 2025
As serendipity would have it, I was given a chance to place Mahlangu’s work in the broader context of Ndebele art—both in South Africa and Matobo, southern Zimbabwe, the landscape in which Rhodes is buried.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
That serendipity can inform the search for their personal style, which may be different from what an influencer tells them.
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—Simon Hathaway, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
In a moment of serendipity, the winning beer featured the very beverage traditionally drunk from an Ukhamba.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Staff Author, EW.com, 25 June 2025
As serendipity would have it, I was given a chance to place Mahlangu’s work in the broader context of Ndebele art—both in South Africa and Matobo, southern Zimbabwe, the landscape in which Rhodes is buried.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
That serendipity can inform the search for their personal style, which may be different from what an influencer tells them.
5.
—Simon Hathaway, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
In a moment of serendipity, the winning beer featured the very beverage traditionally drunk from an Ukhamba.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for serendipity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
Noun
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If your hire already delivers small wins or influences team flow, that’s not luck.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Proceeding on the movie hinged on a stroke of luck.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
7 July 2025
Noun
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This isn’t coincidence, but a direct reflection of how algorithms shape language on the internet.—
Adam Aleksic,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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By sheer coincidence, Clark starts writing articles about the moral inappropriateness of Batman’s vigilante justice.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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