as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again
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as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it
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Recent Examples of hit-or-miss
Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Through this week, downpours will continue to be hit-or-miss.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The output has been very hit or miss since 2018, but the David Gordon Green–Blumhouse collaboration really did sing when the Halloween sequel/reboot landed.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
But Canales ominously said last week the Panthers would consider Marshall’s entire, hit-or-miss body of work, which was largely a miss.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Through this week, downpours will continue to be hit-or-miss.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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But all of these are broad brush recommendations that can be hit or miss depending on the dish and the actual wine choses.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The output has been very hit or miss since 2018, but the David Gordon Green–Blumhouse collaboration really did sing when the Halloween sequel/reboot landed.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hit-or-miss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-or-miss
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As a result, Briggs’ dream of a bucolic ranch life has instead been marred by animals found covered in oil, concerns for her groundwater and air quality, and even the looming threat of a random explosion.Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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For example, sides can be worn out using the Side Distortion tool which creates random holes in the body with Erosion or partially dim text using Blur distortion.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Get the ring that’s perfect for the woman, not the ring whose price tag aligns with an arbitrary algorithm. 18.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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This first study on ADHD, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed the effect of arbitrary cut-off dates for enrollment in public schools on rates of diagnosis and treatment for ADHD.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ana Navarro and Whoopi Goldberg clashed on The View over their opposing perspectives about how to take on Donald Trump‘s erratic policies ahead of his inauguration in January amid the holidays.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Whitfield was acting erratic and running naked around his parents' home when officers arrived.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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