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fluke

noun as in chance occurrence

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In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.

It was a cheer that we got for something that was a complete fluke.

“Sandra Fluke Aborts Congressional Bid,” read another headline on Breitbart after Fluke opted to run instead for the state Senate.

From the moment the word was out that Fluke was considering a run for office, she was the subject of right-wing side-eye.

Having her as our guest was a fluke of Divine Order and a true example of Ask and You shall receive.

We anchored on the north side of the former, but broke the fluke, from the rocky nature of the bottom.

(a) Flatworms are sometimes parasitic, examples being the tapeworm and liver fluke.

Such is seen in the life history of the liver fluke, a flatworm which kills sheep, and in the tapeworm.

If I thought he meant the boy any harm he'd get his nose rove foul in the shake of a fluke.

Fluke worms, therefore, can never be regarded as a cause of rot, they must be looked upon merely as a symptom.

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On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fluke, such as: blessing, quirk, accident, break, contingency, and fortuity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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