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stumble upon

verb as in come across

verb as in learn

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At the end of the fourth season premiere, Arya and The Hound stumble upon a tavern in the woods.

Wandering around Tribeca, you may stumble upon a decrepit elevator shaft that's full of curiosities.

Then they stumble upon the chemistry lab in his study, and "complicated" becomes an understatement.

Comb the coast, and you could stumble upon that dream weekend retreat.

We take it as our birthright to stumble upon the unexpected, improvised yet somehow foreordained fulfillment of our hopes.

You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.

Some day he might stumble upon some tryst, or open a letter, or overhear a gossip's careless word.

The strictest Virtue may sometimes stumble upon an Ill Sight.

All history shows that it vanishes before the temptations of any Vinland which the frozen barbarians stumble upon.

It was an extraordinary sight to stumble upon, here on the edge of the uninhabited desert.

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On this page you'll find 174 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stumble upon, such as: bump into, discover, notice, uncover, unearth, and chance upon.

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

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