as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Recent Examples of fluke
Why, some fans wondered, did the team bring back a pricey veteran whose 2025 offensive breakout could have been a fluke when young outfielders Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones seemed ready for larger roles?
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Worse than allowing a goal, for the Wild, was a fluke play with just under five minutes left in the first.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The race track has been perfected since the early 1990s when Inge McKellop started the event as a fluke.
—Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Capturing these beautiful and unprecedented photographs wasn’t a fluke.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Worse than allowing a goal, for the Wild, was a fluke play with just under five minutes left in the first.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The race track has been perfected since the early 1990s when Inge McKellop started the event as a fluke.
—Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Capturing these beautiful and unprecedented photographs wasn’t a fluke.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluke
Noun
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The freak accident occurred early April at a luxury resort destination in Egypt, according to the Bavarian State Police in Germany, which released details Monday.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The case was based on a traffic accident in rural Norfolk in which a car carrying two people snapped a utility pole causing power lines to fall on the vehicle.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rain chances increase this afternoon with a focus from midafternoon through a bit beyond sunset expected.—
Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hachimura flew past the Houston post players for a last-chance offensive rebound and finished off a passing seminar for a second-chance basket to go with a two-possession lead in overtime.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Afterwards, Slegers insisted the somewhat strange goals were not all about luck.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Injuries ravaged the group, disrupting any sense of continuity, and Albin is hoping for far better luck up front this year.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluke. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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