as in haphazard
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Recent Examples of scattershot
Corbet’s prior films have tackled similarly overwhelming themes with more scattershot results, but The Brutalist is a major step up for him as a directorial voice.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The government’s scattershot reliance on scientific expertise in responding to the pandemic is hugely to blame for the current crisis.
—Ramanan Laxminarayan, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2021
The sketch overall is a scattershot assortment of jokes, but the enthusiasm and star power go a long way with this one.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
His heights were impressive, including completing 35 of 50 throws for 436 yards in the bowl win over Texas A&M, but he's been too scattershot.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The government’s scattershot reliance on scientific expertise in responding to the pandemic is hugely to blame for the current crisis.
—Ramanan Laxminarayan, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2021
The sketch overall is a scattershot assortment of jokes, but the enthusiasm and star power go a long way with this one.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
His heights were impressive, including completing 35 of 50 throws for 436 yards in the bowl win over Texas A&M, but he's been too scattershot.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
Adjective
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Narrative has always felt very natural to me, probably because I was raised in a household of storytellers, and because formal linearity affords me a sense of aesthetic control over my very haphazard, exilic life.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
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But most of those efforts were haphazard, devolved into infighting among Chicanosauruses and didn’t develop into a full-fledged movement.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Experts say the four recent accidents should not be viewed as a systemic, nationwide problem, but rather as four random events that happened to cluster together in time.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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If something feels off, like a job that sounds too good to be true, a random Teams message with a sketchy link or an interview that is just a chat, trust your instincts.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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As many researchers have similarly pointed out, Zumthor argues that the vocal aspect of performance was not incidental to the meaning and impact of the texts, but was integral to it.—
David Silverberg,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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This gives you more wiggle room in your budget to cover fees and other incidental expenses that come with purchasing a new set of wheels.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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How To Die Alone followed Mel (Rothwell), a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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That's good enough for defending against a missile attack from a rogue state or an accidental missile launch by one of the world's other nuclear powers.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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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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Mike Pence's inadvertent attraction of a fly to his white hair during the 2020 vice presidential debate will forever be enshrined in the annals of veep satire.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Giveaway Entities will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Giveaway.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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FRBs are sporadic, intense flashes of radio wave energy that can be brighter than entire galaxies.—
John Loeffler,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Broader and border disputes Not only have different interest groups and political actors used maps of the region to put forth competing geopolitical claims, but maps have also played a central role in sporadic efforts to establish peace in the region.—
Christine Leuenberger,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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