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Recent Examples of hit-and-miss
The quality of the ensemble players can be hit-and-miss.
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Nina Metz, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
And there is, of course, uncertainty in partnering with any movie due to the hit-and-miss nature of Hollywood.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The rest of the match was hit-and-miss from both players, with Raducanu eventually employing a bit more variety to take advantage of her opponent’s wayward forehand and weak serve.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Their spending on players has been unprecedented — more than $1 billion in the first three full transfer windows — but hit-and-miss, while the regime is onto its third permanent manager in Mauricio Pochettino.
—Steve Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
Global Strategy Insights Global research conducted for my latest book, Work-Life Bloom, suggests that leaders and organizations are in a 'hit-and-miss' situation regarding strategy and its effectiveness with team members.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This is fairly hit-and-miss — there are lots of references and hyper online deep cuts.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some users have reported limited success flashing firmware using Samsung's Odin to avoid losing data to a factory reset, although that seems to be very hit-and-miss.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Theatrical releases have become pricey hit-and-miss situations, but the streaming results put Wolfs in the win column for Apple, which has signed Watts to script to direct a sequel.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Nina Metz, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
And there is, of course, uncertainty in partnering with any movie due to the hit-and-miss nature of Hollywood.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The rest of the match was hit-and-miss from both players, with Raducanu eventually employing a bit more variety to take advantage of her opponent’s wayward forehand and weak serve.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Their spending on players has been unprecedented — more than $1 billion in the first three full transfer windows — but hit-and-miss, while the regime is onto its third permanent manager in Mauricio Pochettino.
—Steve Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
Global Strategy Insights Global research conducted for my latest book, Work-Life Bloom, suggests that leaders and organizations are in a 'hit-and-miss' situation regarding strategy and its effectiveness with team members.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This is fairly hit-and-miss — there are lots of references and hyper online deep cuts.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some users have reported limited success flashing firmware using Samsung's Odin to avoid losing data to a factory reset, although that seems to be very hit-and-miss.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Theatrical releases have become pricey hit-and-miss situations, but the streaming results put Wolfs in the win column for Apple, which has signed Watts to script to direct a sequel.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-miss
Adjective
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These are professionals at work here, and yet the staging of virtually every kinetic showstopper feels haphazard at best.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is evident in the models styled in suits without shirts or asymmetrical fur elements that feel both haphazard and intentionally crafted.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the early 20th century, physicists wanted to study Brownian motion, the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hollywood is banking on this year’s quartet of comic book offerings to revive the hit-or-miss superhero genre.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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But even with all that pomp and circumstance, Super Bowl halftime has often been a hit-or-miss event.—
Bloomberg News,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Oh, the delicious irony of Mr. Only the Ivies Count Lest Your Child Fail to Launch having a daughter who’s in an aimless 19th month of a gap year between high school and college.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The aimless adventure of a young kid crisscrossing the city at all hours of the day and night resonated deeply with me as an adolescent.—
Juliana Barbassa,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Aside from a refreshingly unresolved ending (with a brief appearance from the titular apparatus), The Kissing Booth 3 is a desultory conclusion to a mostly upbeat series.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its most striking element is a tall glassy lobby that will provide a grand entrance from the new plaza, but the rest of the building is driven by functional massing that’s been sheathed with a desultory screen of metal and glass.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone who’s ever thrown a pitch or swung a bat knows that the umpire decides in the end — and those decisions have felt arbitrary and highly personal at times.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Misinformation surrounding the new law has led to a resurgence of the narrative that white South Africans—especially farmers—are facing an orchestrated campaign of genocide through arbitrary land grabs.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An ordinance is set to be introduced next week that would end that arrangement and make the city responsible once again for picking up stray animals and responding to dog bite complaints and animal welfare calls, the press secretary for Mayor Quinton Lucas confirmed on Tuesday.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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Worker Goes Viral for Resigning Without Notice, Experts Warn Against It Man Moves for Work, Stunned by Contract Sister Makes Him Sign This phenomenon often describes how stray cats show up unannounced and claim a home as their own.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mad About the Boy, an adaptation of the slapdash third novel that starts streaming on Peacock on February 13, keeps the trope-laden structure, but finds surprising depth in a devastating plot twist.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The seemingly slapdash document to overhaul the nation’s spending priorities created confusion throughout the federal government.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Hit-and-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-miss. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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