He got the job by a fluke.
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Fluke
/fluk/
Synonyms for "fluke" (65 found)
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chancechance hitchilopodachordatacontingencycontingentechiuroideaectoproctaentoproctafishfortuityfreak accidentgaingain the day
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Noun(10 words)
good fortunegood luckhappenstancemiracleparasitic flatwormrandomstrokestroke of lucktail fintrematode worm
haphappeninghappenstancehazardlong oddslong shotlucklucky breaklucky shotlucky strikemake a killingmonoplacophoranemertineaphoronidearun of luckserendipitystreak of luckstroke of lucktake the cakewin
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win outwindfall
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7 entriesblood flukecetacean tailintestinal flukeliver flukerare coincidencestatistical flukewhale tail
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27 total sentences available.
I thought it was a fluke.
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For all his success, Tom was regarded by all as a fluke.
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Maybe it was just a fluke.
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