chance

Definition for chance

adjective as in accidental, unforeseeable

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adventitious, at random, by-the-way, casual, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked-for, unplanned

noun as in possibility, probability

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break, likelihood, odds, opportunity, outlook, prospect, shot, time

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contingency, indications, liability, occasion, opening, scope, show, squeak, wager

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fair shake, fighting chance, long shot, look-in

noun as in fate, luck

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advantage, break, future, hit, lot, odds, outcome, risk

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accident, adventure, cast, casualty, coincidence, contingency, destination, destiny, doom, fluke, fortuity, fortune, gamble, hap, happening, hazard, kismet, lottery, misfortune, occurrence, peradventure, peril, providence, toss-up

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bad luck, even chance, good luck, haphazard, heads or tails, in the cards, luck out, lucky break, stroke of luck, throw of the dice, turn of the cards, way the cookie crumbles, wheel of fortune

noun as in gamble, risk

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bet, hazard, jeopardy, lottery, raffle, speculation, stake, try, venture, wager

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craps game, fall of the cards, throw of the dice

verb as in gamble, risk; endanger

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attempt, gamble, hazard, jeopardize, plunge, speculate, stake, try, venture, wager, wildcat

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cast lots, draw lots, go out on a limb, have a fling at, play with fire, put eggs in one basket, put it on the line, roll the dice, run the risk, skate on thin ice, stick one's neck out, take shot in the dark, tempt fate, tempt fortune, toss up

verb as in happen

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arrive, befall, betide, break, bump, come, go, hap, light, luck, meet, occur, stumble, transpire, tumble

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be one's fate, blunder on, come about, come off, come to pass, fall out, fall to one's lot, hit upon, light upon, stumble on, turn up

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She says if Mehta accepts the governments proposals, competitors to Google - including new entrants - may have the chance to thrive.

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The award is given to rising artists with "the best chance of mainstream success" in the next 12 months.

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The latest three-month outlook through January shows equal chances for above or below normal precipitation.

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But this is the first time a saber-toothed mummy has been found, giving scientists a chance to learn about its muscles, skin, and fur.

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“It also gave us a chance to share the origins of the sculpture and its sculptress — Nina Saemundsson — prior to its descent into obscurity.”

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