Happenstance
Happenstance noun - An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental.
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Synonyms for Happenstance
Place and happenstance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Place" instead a noun "Happenstance".
Place
Place noun - The area or space occupied by or intended for something.
Happenstance and place are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Happenstance" instead a noun "Place".
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- It's the only place in fiction where being a Cloudcuckoolander is happenstance—in these environments, the characters you remember are going to be the normal ones.
Source: Cloudcuckooland -
It's left somewhat ambiguous whether they actually got away with the plan or were allowed to get away with it, and whether the very existence of the Mercury Laser in the first place is a lucky happenstance or a matter of foresight on the part of like-minded people years ago.
Source: Wave Motion Gun
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