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as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
the unlucky campers had rain all week I'm so unlucky I don't bother to play the lottery an unlucky throw of the dice
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as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress
the settlers made the unlucky decision to cross the dangerous mountain pass in the middle of winter
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Recent Examples of unlucky
One more thing: Many casino patrons subscribe to a long-standing superstition that $50 bills are unlucky.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
All the evidence points to various blunders, assumptions, policies, choices and unlucky circumstances that led to the tragedy.
—The Know, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
With a twist out of Groundhog Day — or Happy Death Day, to cite a more relevant example — the unlucky group discovers that once they’re all killed, the night starts over again.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Like Shakespeare’s famously unlucky couple, two white dwarfs spiraling around each other are on a course toward destruction.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
All the evidence points to various blunders, assumptions, policies, choices and unlucky circumstances that led to the tragedy.
—The Know, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
With a twist out of Groundhog Day — or Happy Death Day, to cite a more relevant example — the unlucky group discovers that once they’re all killed, the night starts over again.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Like Shakespeare’s famously unlucky couple, two white dwarfs spiraling around each other are on a course toward destruction.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlucky
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The timing of Correa’s five-game absence for a concussion sustained in Baltimore on May 15 was unfortunate.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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This is especially unfortunate because the plot itself is quite harrowing.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2025
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Mexicans mourned the deaths of two sailors while authorities in Mexico and New York worked to unravel the mystery of the tragic crash of the Cuauhtémoc Training Ship into the Brooklyn Bridge.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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An hour or two longer without power could have had tragic consequences.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Reports suggested that Daltrey was unhappy with Starkey’s playing on the night, and a number of songs were cut short.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
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Netflix In a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, Ortega revealed that the massive success following 'Wednesday' actually left her unhappy.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Unlucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlucky. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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