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Recent Examples of scattershot
During an Olympic Games plagued by 13- to 16-hour time differences with North America, huge upsets for favorites like tennis star Naomi Osaka, and a raft of viewing options that’s scattershot at best, Snoop’s bit of levity felt like a saving grace.
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2021
Their efforts failed, with judges across the country condemning their scattershot claims.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The rise of generative AI in the public eye over the last twelve months has been fast and perhaps a little bit scattershot.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The monologue was more scattershot and less finely crafted than last year’s and the sketches were less uniformly great, but there was still some strong material.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2021
Their efforts failed, with judges across the country condemning their scattershot claims.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The rise of generative AI in the public eye over the last twelve months has been fast and perhaps a little bit scattershot.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The monologue was more scattershot and less finely crafted than last year’s and the sketches were less uniformly great, but there was still some strong material.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
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Instead of relying on haphazard observations and product claims, the Outside Lab @ CU Denver set up an experiment to find out which travel mug keeps beverages warmest the longest.Adam Trenkamp, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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At times, the company seems to police videos primarily in response to public outcry, which makes its decisions inherently haphazard and potentially malleable.Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2018
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Our production designer had to find some random collector in Germany who had it.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Life is a random, crazy, spinning, dipping, twisting and thrilling roller coaster anyway.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Given the rocket is not intended to land in water, whatever happened after splashdown was incidental to what can only be called a successful test flight.William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
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The few traces of pleasure to be found in Disclaimer are typically incidental to the action.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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The accidental shot that killed Hutchins also struck Souza in the shoulder, narrowly missing his spine.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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The film tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents’ deaths in 1880s Wyoming, goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he’s sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Last season, Jackson went under center on just five drop-backs, while the Ravens’ primary ball-carriers had just 24 carries in non-shotgun looks.Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2021
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In 2019, in non-shotgun formations, Jackson had 19 drop-backs and combined with Ravens running backs for 27 carries, according to Sports Info Solutions.Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2021
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State officials emphasized that the incident was inadvertent, has been rectified, and has not affected the election process.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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And then there is Loren Munk’s wildly colored painting of a map with text that recounts the galleries of Soho — perhaps an inadvertent nod at the gravitational pull of the Manhattan art scene and its wealthy patrons.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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Was all this slapdash music generation serving in some way to devalue music in my life? Max Vehuni, one half of the indie-pop duo slenderbodies, talked me off that ledge.Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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All that history means Delta is far from a slapdash app quickly thrown together to take advantage of Apple's new openness to emulation.Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
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This year's monsoon was sporadic and the seventh-driest on record.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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The key is to move beyond sporadic volunteerism toward strategic, long-term partnerships that create measurable impact.Mark Morgan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattershot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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