scattershot
adjective
scat·ter·shot
ˈska-tər-ˌshät 
: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun
scattershot advice
scattershot planning
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Projected top relievers Díaz’s stuff does not require pinpoint command, but he was too often scattershot with his fastball and slider in 2024.
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Instead of a scattershot approach, a focused strategy based on solid data helps pinpoint which health-forward items resonate most with shoppers.
—Elie Y. Katz, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The oversight is scattershot, too, as the federal government is barely involved.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
That left Democrats as less-than-unified in their general messaging and again looking to voters like a scattershot collection of grievances rather than anything approaching a party with a central spine.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Instead of a scattershot approach, a focused strategy based on solid data helps pinpoint which health-forward items resonate most with shoppers.
—Elie Y. Katz, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The oversight is scattershot, too, as the federal government is barely involved.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
That left Democrats as less-than-unified in their general messaging and again looking to voters like a scattershot collection of grievances rather than anything approaching a party with a central spine.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scattershot. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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