chance (upon)

verb

Definition of chance (upon)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chance (upon)
  1. encounter
  2. find
  3. meet
Verb
  • Most who have encountered him want to put the Han Lo experience behind them.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of encounter
Verb
  • Where to vote early: Atlanta residents in Fulton County can find early voting locations on the Department of Registration and Elections website.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The worst bosses, by this math, were found in Mississippi, then Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Idaho.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of find
Verb
  • New and returning lawmakers meet Tuesday to pick their leaders for the 2025-26 session, where Republicans again will control the House and Senate.
    Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The council met in executive session to discuss appointing a new member to the Planning and Zoning Commission and to name a new associate judge for the Bee Cave Municipal Court.
    Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of meet
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“Chance (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chance%20%28upon%29. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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