1
as in to encounter
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
chanced upon my archenemy as I rounded a corner
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2
as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday
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Verb
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Strange then skipped across the multiverse and even encountered other versions of himself in a movie pointedly titled Multiverse of Madness.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Sofia encounters Ingrid, glowingly Germanic and glamorous, riding a horse along the wet sand.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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The effort to find the right engine and tail rotor from the Black Hawk continues, the agency said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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After two and four months the researchers checked back in and found evidence of successful teeth growth in around 50% of the pigs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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This game is the second time the Chiefs and Eagles have met in the Super Bowl in the last three years and could mark a third consecutive championship for the Chiefs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ewan met her at a children's shelter while filming a TV show in 2004 and has since spoken about her adoption in his 2020 Apple TV+ docuseries, Long Way Up.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Chance (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chance%20%28upon%29. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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