1
as in happy
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
in a fortunate turn of events, the motel had one last vacancy
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as in lucky
having good luck
rabbits' feet are seen as making the carrier of them fortunate
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The answer is maybe, but only for the fortunate few who can make the numbers work.
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Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
San Diego was fortunate Salt Lake didn’t add to its 1-0 lead on a couple of occasions.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Anyone fortunate enough to have met her knows that her sudden and immense fame has not made Nicole Wallace distant or unapproachable.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
Stroman entered camp as the Yankees’ sixth starter and an odd man out after an offseason of trade rumors, but the Bombers now seem fortunate to have kept the veteran.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
San Diego was fortunate Salt Lake didn’t add to its 1-0 lead on a couple of occasions.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Anyone fortunate enough to have met her knows that her sudden and immense fame has not made Nicole Wallace distant or unapproachable.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
Stroman entered camp as the Yankees’ sixth starter and an odd man out after an offseason of trade rumors, but the Bombers now seem fortunate to have kept the veteran.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Fortunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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