as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it's a wonder the cookies came out this good
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as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
shoes were tossed haphazard into the closet
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Recent Examples of haphazard
Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Why some houses burn and others survive isn’t always obvious and can seem capricious and haphazard, despite preparation and mitigation.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Efforts to reform the system that has shielded oil companies from liability have been haphazard.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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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Adjective
Each county conducts the count differently — San Francisco's was reportedly haphazard last year — and relies on volunteers, outreach workers and government employees who often get varying levels of training.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Why some houses burn and others survive isn’t always obvious and can seem capricious and haphazard, despite preparation and mitigation.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Efforts to reform the system that has shielded oil companies from liability have been haphazard.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haphazard
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In the early 20th century, physicists wanted to study Brownian motion, the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who’s ever thrown a pitch or swung a bat knows that the umpire decides in the end — and those decisions have felt arbitrary and highly personal at times.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s arbitrary 75-day pause on the TikTok ban would expire April 5, 2025.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The fallout comes after the 47-year-old’s erratic and offensive antisemitic behavior.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West bought a 30-second local television spot on Sunday night that played only in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Atlanta during the Super Bowl to promote his Yeezy fashion brand, bringing more scrutiny about his erratic and antisemitic behavior.—
Heather Hunter,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Haphazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haphazard. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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