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hand one is dealt

NOUN
existence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuation presence reality survival world
STRONG
actuality animation being breath continuance duration endurance entity essence individuality journey permanence perseverance subsistence
WEAK
lifing rat race real world something the big game
Antonyms
STRONG
abstract end
WEAK
death inanimateness
NOUN
life
Synonyms
STRONGEST
behavior development growth lifestyle personality way of life world
STRONG
attainment circumstances conduct enjoyment enlightenment happiness journey knowledge participation realization suffering vicissitudes
WEAK
human condition trials and tribulations
NOUN
lot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chance portion
STRONG
Moirai accident break breaks circumstance decree doom foreordination fortune hazard karma kismet plight predestination
WEAK
run of luck way cookie crumbles wheel of fortune
Antonyms
STRONG
misfortune

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I wish we had a better shot of the gloriously hatted cast of “The Gilded Age,” but one must play the hand one is dealt.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Life is complicated and about all one can do is play the hand one is dealt without rancor or despair.

From New York Times • May 4, 2018

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