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Chance upon has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

find unexpectedly

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"

"she struck a goldmine"

"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

2

to find by chance

Example Sentences
"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb" verb
"she struck a goldmine" verb
"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" verb
See Also
happen upon luck into find
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
find
Rhyming Words
pon upon capon ripon cupon yopon jupon sapon yapon ippon sepon nippon tarpon leopon pompon weapon poupon leipon crepon coupon
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