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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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noun as in fate, luck
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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
noun as in gamble, risk
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verb as in gamble, risk; endanger
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
Example Sentences
Elsewhere, states may weigh factors like who underwent physical procedures, whether it is someone’s last chance at biological parenthood, and who paid.
Needing a win at Oregon’s Autzen Stadium Saturday to have a chance at its first college football playoff berth, the Trojans once again fell short, fell deep and basically fell on their faces.
The bulk of those players who lined up at Brentford and, indeed, in the damaging defeat at West Ham, were given the chance to make amends as a result.
Having followed up wins over France and Italy, South Africa have the chance to complete a European clean sweep when they face Wales next week.
The chance to score a deal has turned some shoppers into bargain hunters.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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