scattershot
adjective
scat·ter·shot
ˈska-tər-ˌshät 
: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun
scattershot advice
scattershot planning
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Another source remained adamant that, for a team such as the Bears, the scattershot approach to this search must allow allow ample time for a second round of interviews in which at least four and up to six finalists are given in-person opportunities to meet.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
In the hands of influencers, they are fired at our timelines in a scattershot approach to attract a morsel of attention.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
The effort, while scattershot, effectively ran out the clock.
—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
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
In the hands of influencers, they are fired at our timelines in a scattershot approach to attract a morsel of attention.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
The effort, while scattershot, effectively ran out the clock.
—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
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scattershot. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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