as in scattered
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
since we were new in town, our choice of a vet for our dog was entirely random
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Recent Examples of random
In the random attack, the 27-year-old's nose was broken along with several teeth just one month before her nuptials.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And that reluctance and confusion arises, in part, because of just how random the death penalty can be.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Beezy will reportedly be on strict bond conditions, including house arrest with an ankle monitor, random drug and alcohol testing and giving up his passport.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
Choosing a random cabin location Choose your cabin location with careful consideration and a strategic approach.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And that reluctance and confusion arises, in part, because of just how random the death penalty can be.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Beezy will reportedly be on strict bond conditions, including house arrest with an ankle monitor, random drug and alcohol testing and giving up his passport.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
Choosing a random cabin location Choose your cabin location with careful consideration and a strategic approach.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for random
Adjective
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What follows is a twisted examination of motherhood and the arbitrary expectations of adulthood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is less sound economic policymaking than the arbitrary dispersal of favors.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So there’s always these really erratic twists and turns.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Jackson is respected for his work ethic and all-round contribution but his erratic finishing is a source of deep frustration, made even more fraught by the lack of credible No 9 alternatives available to Maresca.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While lying on a beach in Mexico with the painter Ed Ruscha, she was grazed by a stray bullet on the thigh.—
Nathan Taylor Pemberton,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This is less common in Bulgaria, where euthanasia is only permitted for terminally ill, injured, or aggressive stray dogs.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The coroner’s office ruled the deaths accidental due to blunt force trauma.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Which brings us back to Johnson, an accidental Speaker whose majority is on the cusp and his loyalty is at best marginal.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Random.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/random. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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