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Verb Concept
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fall upon  strike  come upon  light upon  chance upon
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Find unexpectedly WordNet 3.0
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Find unexpectedly WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across. Wiktionary
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The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
She struck a goldmine WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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find
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discovery
discovery
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
Wiktionary
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happen upon
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