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
Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2018
Congress had just passed the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968, but implementation had been haphazard.
—Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
But the effort was deeply criticized as haphazard and left behind so many Afghan allies who had risked their lives for the United States.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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At times, the company seems to police videos primarily in response to public outcry, which makes its decisions inherently haphazard and potentially malleable.
—Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2018
Congress had just passed the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968, but implementation had been haphazard.
—Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
But the effort was deeply criticized as haphazard and left behind so many Afghan allies who had risked their lives for the United States.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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Tenants at the time included consulting and law firms, financial advisory and investment firms, as well as the usual mélange of random, oddball businesses.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
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So in addition to a random chance and bad infrastructure design causing this collision and human driver being at fault, in addition to all of that, the company then did not give all of the information to investigators after the crash.Michael Calore, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Get the ring that’s perfect for the woman, not the ring whose price tag aligns with an arbitrary algorithm. 18.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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This first study on ADHD, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed the effect of arbitrary cut-off dates for enrollment in public schools on rates of diagnosis and treatment for ADHD.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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In a February statement, representatives voiced concerns over Williams’ difficulty to process information, her erratic behavior and her struggles to understand financial transactions.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Penny was charged with both second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny restrained with a chokehold, later saying he felt threatened by Neely’s erratic behavior on the New York subway.Emma Tucker, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Haphazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haphazard. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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