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Recent Examples of scattershot
There are even a couple of scattershot dance numbers.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Some of that retooling is obvious in the final cut of the movie, which has a slightly scattershot, sometimes thin screenplay and a close-to-even ratio between jokes that land and jokes that whiff badly.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Some of that retooling is obvious in the final cut of the movie, which has a slightly scattershot, sometimes thin screenplay and a close-to-even ratio between jokes that land and jokes that whiff badly.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
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Efforts to reform the system that has shielded oil companies from liability have been haphazard.Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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The entire ordeal was put together in a somewhat haphazard way that seemed consistent with her age and experience.Jessie Sage, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2024
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One random knock at the door in 2006 would lead to their house becoming part of television history.Gil Macias, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Scattering can also cause a random brightening/dimming of different areas of the spectrum, called scintillation, and somewhat analogous to the twinkling of stars caused by our atmosphere.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
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This strikes me as an archetypal example of a change that is merely incidental to the actual level of spending, and that can’t be done with reconciliation.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
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The country’s Supreme Court, in a report that was kept sealed but reported on by Politico, rubber-stamped the hacking as incidental to legitimate state operations.Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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An investigation into the deaths is ongoing, though Toomey said the tragedy appeared to be accidental and may have involved the home’s heating system.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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The violence is visceral and crude, and the deaths are sometimes accidental.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 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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The Denver District Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges related to the inadvertent release of some voting system passwords by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, prosecutors announced Friday.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2024
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This means that moderation has to have a human element and has to be able to process a great deal of nuance—to understand how to approach the problem without causing inadvertent harm.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 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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Human infections, though sporadic, were reported in Cambodia, Vietnam, and the U.S. with some cases resulting in fatalities.John Drake, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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There were sporadic live-action adaptations in the years following that initial remake of The Jungle Book, including a stretch of movies like Maleficent and Alice in Wonderland that offered alternate, reimagined spins on classic films.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattershot. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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