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What is another word for find by chance?

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Verb
(happen on or upon) To find or come across by chance
happen
uncover
unearth
encounter
locate
chance on
come across
hit on
run across
stumble on
blunder on
light on
stumble upon
bump into
come on
dig up
run into
bring to light
discover unexpectedly
find unexpectedly
meet by chance
run against
luck upon
light upon
meet with
smoke out
find
discover
meet
strike
notice
meet up with
fall upon
stumble across
happen upon
come by
tumble upon
happen on
come upon
pitch upon
hit upon
luck into
chance upon
stumble onto
turn up
find out
catch
dredge up
nose out
detect
ferret out
root out
track down
descry
hunt up
hunt down
scare up
run down
dig out
fall in with
scout up
rout out
expose
get
sniff out
smell out
come up with
hunt out
see
make the acquaintance of
reveal
get to know
determine
arrive at
become acquainted
make acquaintance
disclose
strike on
meet for the first time
ascertain
search out
pin down
stumble
pick up on
espy
spot
run smack into
acquire
cross paths
learn
come up against
hit
rummage
obtain
rub eyeballs
run to earth
unmask
look up
run to ground
track
cross the path
alight upon
chance
reach
register
tumble
luck
cross paths with
tumble on
extricate
disinter
grub out
realiseUK
realizeUS
pinpoint
trip over
localizeUS
lay hands on
localiseUK
read
get at
trace
zero in on
bring into the open
wise up to
learn of
tumble into
blunder upon
blunder across
stumble against
contact
come to know
tumble to
discern
dig
get wind of
be introduced to
be introduced
become familiar with
become acquainted with
see the light
spotlight
catch on
elicit
fish out
extract
show
hear
take the wraps off
uproot
ferret
catch red-handed
burst in on
touch shoulders
catch off guard
run up against
make contact with
catch in the act
rendezvous with
take by surprise
brush against
surprise
meet face to face
catch unawares
catch out
take unawares
salute
come face to face with
clash with
make a meet
collar
corral
lay your hand on
make out
trip on
lay fingers on
put one's finger on
catch sight of
rustle up
“In the first scene we learn that Mary has taken to communicating her unhappiness to her husband by writing odd, literary little notes and squirreling them away for George to find by chance.”
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