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Recent Examples of scattershot
What an ambitious, messy, appropriately scattershot season, one giant ode to itself that welcomed the return of the Lonely Island and extended residencies from legendary cast members Maya Rudolph, Dana Carvey, and Mike Myers.
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Andy Hoglund Updated, EW.com, 18 May 2025
Lucy’s journey takes too many cynical turns to be satisfying, and the film’s ideas are too scattershot to be convincing.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
Ohtani, pitching in the big leagues for the first time in 22 months, reached 100.2 mph in a somewhat scattershot top of the first; San Diego nicked him for a run, taking advantage of a pair of singles, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly off the bat of third baseman Manny Machado.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Over some indie guitars and a scattershot beat, the pair trade verses about finding their way to success, even when the people around them still feel stuck in the same place.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 June 2025
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Andy Hoglund Updated, EW.com, 18 May 2025
Lucy’s journey takes too many cynical turns to be satisfying, and the film’s ideas are too scattershot to be convincing.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
Ohtani, pitching in the big leagues for the first time in 22 months, reached 100.2 mph in a somewhat scattershot top of the first; San Diego nicked him for a run, taking advantage of a pair of singles, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly off the bat of third baseman Manny Machado.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Over some indie guitars and a scattershot beat, the pair trade verses about finding their way to success, even when the people around them still feel stuck in the same place.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
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But the study said many students, parents and school officials felt the roll-out of the policy was haphazard and that enforcement has been inconsistent.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Economists and trade researchers say the haphazard nature of the trade war is compounding the longer-term pressure on US manufacturing.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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The entertainment space has shown us that, as random as couples may seem, the best thing is to expect the unexpected.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
29 July 2025
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Training is a disciplined system, not a series of random workouts.—
Ludovic Gaudé,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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When a deadline trade for a reliever works, the price is almost incidental.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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The lawsuit also indicates the medical examiner initially ruled the deaths as accidental, but the manner of death was changed in January 2013 to homicide based on a jail informant's uncorroborated statement to police.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Because many multivitamins contain these nutrients, check labels to avoid accidental overconsumption.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
23 July 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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The homeowners, meanwhile, are locked in a separate case with Ocean over what Peck said was an inadvertent naming error in filing the 2017 assignment of rights.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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How Students Are Gaming The System Students have become inadvertent experts at understanding how language shapes AI responses.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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On a whim, Joe decides to oppose him, and recruits his fellow officers, Guy (Luke Grimes) and Michael (Micheal Ward), to help him with his admittedly slapdash campaign.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
19 May 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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However, reaching these outcomes takes more than just sporadic posts.—
Jonathan Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The monsoon season is now here and has brought deadly flash flooding along old burn scars in Ruidoso, New Mexico, while distributing sporadic rain in the state’s Gila National Forest.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
22 July 2025
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