as in casually
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
the winner will be randomly chosen from among all of the entries
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Recent Examples of randomly
These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Iran got a midfielder from Germany when his aunt, a television and film star in Tehran, randomly posted a family photo on social media.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
For each match, the model compares the two teams’ FIFA ranking points, converts the rating difference into a win probability, and randomly selects a winner using that probability.
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Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Scratch-offs are distributed randomly, so the Pennsylvania Lottery doesn't know where winning tickets will be sold.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
In 2007, thousands of families in Oklahoma were randomly selected to participate in a statewide college savings initiative.
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Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Because of this, cells develop randomly and uncontrollably, deviating from anything that mirrors human development.
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New Atlas,
27 June 2026
The skills people need to build organizations, connections and relationships don’t just show up in adulthood randomly.
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Kenneth Okeke,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Players can also be randomly tested at any time.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Iran got a midfielder from Germany when his aunt, a television and film star in Tehran, randomly posted a family photo on social media.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
For each match, the model compares the two teams’ FIFA ranking points, converts the rating difference into a win probability, and randomly selects a winner using that probability.
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Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Scratch-offs are distributed randomly, so the Pennsylvania Lottery doesn't know where winning tickets will be sold.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
In 2007, thousands of families in Oklahoma were randomly selected to participate in a statewide college savings initiative.
—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Because of this, cells develop randomly and uncontrollably, deviating from anything that mirrors human development.
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New Atlas,
27 June 2026
The skills people need to build organizations, connections and relationships don’t just show up in adulthood randomly.
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Kenneth Okeke,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Players can also be randomly tested at any time.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomly
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Cybersecurity buyers rarely engage casually.
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In one stunning shot, a dragon surges into battle, casually dragging a toe across the water.
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Total endurance of an engine is also not the only metric that matters anyway.
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In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen.
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Existing wildfires could explode in size and move erratically with new fires potentially growing rapidly as well.
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Players walk down a narrow beam, timing their pace to maneuver between giant, erratically swinging (faux) axes.
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Clyne returned to Palace, initially being invited to train with the club informally in September 2020 before he was awarded a contract until the end of January, which was then extended several times.
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Gehrig, the New York Yankees player for whom the disease was informally named, brought global awareness to ALS after his diagnosis in the 1930s.
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The investigation revealed Damarion accidentally shot Jonah inside the residence, per the three outlets.
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Initially on Thursday, Newburyport officials said 60,000 gallons of wastewater were accidentally dumped into the river in Haverhill, which is upstream.
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Others may mismanage their finances, spending investment funds haphazardly without building reserves or planning for future funding rounds, also resulting in failure.
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Towel Bars Towel bars can easily look sloppy once a few towels have been haphazardly hung on them.
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Someone who gets hives or has gastrointestinal distress irregularly might not identify their dinner as the trigger of the symptoms, or might assume food poisoning.
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Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, meant that his heart was beating irregularly, which could lead to blood clots, stroke, or heart failure.
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The data shows that the whale likely drifted aimlessly after that — or the transmitter's signal was lost, Backhaus said Friday during a news conference.
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Instead, leave some time to wander aimlessly, taking whichever turns seem most intriguing.
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