scattershot
adjective
scat·ter·shot
ˈska-tər-ˌshät 
: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun
scattershot advice
scattershot planning
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The effort, while scattershot, effectively ran out the clock.
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Ben Protess, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels scattershot so far, without any real singular narrative focus or plan that ties its different realities together.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Corbet’s prior films have tackled similarly overwhelming themes with more scattershot results, but The Brutalist is a major step up for him as a directorial voice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The government’s scattershot reliance on scientific expertise in responding to the pandemic is hugely to blame for the current crisis.
—Ramanan Laxminarayan, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2021
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Ben Protess, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels scattershot so far, without any real singular narrative focus or plan that ties its different realities together.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Corbet’s prior films have tackled similarly overwhelming themes with more scattershot results, but The Brutalist is a major step up for him as a directorial voice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The government’s scattershot reliance on scientific expertise in responding to the pandemic is hugely to blame for the current crisis.
—Ramanan Laxminarayan, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2021
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scattershot. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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