STUMBLING (ON OR ONTO) Synonyms: 21 Similar Words

stumbling (on or onto)

verb

present participle of stumble (on or onto)

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance stumbled on some old family photos when she was cleaning out a drawer

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That has carried over in our approach to blocking and camera work, and finding ways to avoid cutting if at all possible.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Thomas Edison wrote about a bug in the call apparatus of his telephone in a letter in 1878, and the Pall Mall Gazette ran a story in 1889 referencing Edison finding a bug in his phonograph.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

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Her experience of encountering that building becomes the film in that chapter.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Maresca, however, need not worry about encountering the same kind of spectacular fallout that blew apart relations between Tevez and City’s last Italian manager, Roberto Mancini.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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