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
That dose of serendipity was enough to prompt a classmate and me to take the two buses that were required to reach Memorial Stadium.
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Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The men were part of Mazel Tofu, a collective of Jewish Mandarin speakers that formed two years ago through an only-in-New York tale of serendipity and Jewish geography.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Magic and serendipity, however, always seem to be in the mix.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot of serendipity and people bumping into one another.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
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Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The men were part of Mazel Tofu, a collective of Jewish Mandarin speakers that formed two years ago through an only-in-New York tale of serendipity and Jewish geography.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Magic and serendipity, however, always seem to be in the mix.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot of serendipity and people bumping into one another.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for serendipity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serendipity
Noun
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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
Noun
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But sometimes your immune system simply decides to take a break right along with the rest of you—and that’s not necessarily a coincidence.—
Cassie Shortsleeve,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parroted phrasing This is not a coincidence.—
Atom Ariola,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Serendipity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serendipity. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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