chanced

verb

past tense of chance
1
as in risked
to take a chance on I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm

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2
as in happened
to take place there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland

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Recent Examples of chanced Despite constantly losing and chasing the game, Vancouver was still soundly outshot, out-chanced and exposed at five-on-five. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The Sharks, per Natural Stat Trick, out-chanced the Islanders 29-15 at even strength, with the high-danger chances being listed at 18-7 in San Jose’s favor. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanced
  1. risked
  2. happened
  3. ventured
  4. came
  5. was
  6. did
  7. occurred
Verb
  • With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of risked
Verb
  • On Monday, a kayaker happened upon a half-kilogram of cocaine off Sumerland Key in the Lower Keys.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The crash happened as a white Toyota Prius traveling north on Gillham Plaza struck the pedestrian, according to the crash log.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • This year, bears ventured into populated areas in more than 40 Russian regions, TASS reported.
    — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This year marks the first time the event has ventured outside the capital.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of ventured
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The halting of filming comes days after locals in Livingston protested against the film’s production, which has been reported to include an opening scene depicting the fatal ICE shooting of Renée Good that occurred in Minnesota earlier this year.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of occurred

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“Chanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanced. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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