as in casually
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
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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, 13 June 2026
Break whole graham crackers into bite-size pieces; press pieces randomly into ice cream and marshmallow creme in pan.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
Visitors won’t necessarily be randomly distributed, Johnson explains.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Fans who are randomly selected for the Visa presale will be notified of their time slot on July 27.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
They’re then randomly assigned to previous finalists, who will serve as mentors and provide feedback on their ideas.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
Answering this question would require a study that randomly administers glucosamine to some patients and not to others.
—Ramon Sun, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Symptoms would pop up randomly throughout the day, though not necessarily right after in-game impacts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The participants were randomly assigned to two groups.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Break whole graham crackers into bite-size pieces; press pieces randomly into ice cream and marshmallow creme in pan.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
Visitors won’t necessarily be randomly distributed, Johnson explains.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Fans who are randomly selected for the Visa presale will be notified of their time slot on July 27.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
They’re then randomly assigned to previous finalists, who will serve as mentors and provide feedback on their ideas.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
Answering this question would require a study that randomly administers glucosamine to some patients and not to others.
—Ramon Sun, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Symptoms would pop up randomly throughout the day, though not necessarily right after in-game impacts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The participants were randomly assigned to two groups.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomly
Adverb
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In another, some $8,000 in high ticket merchandise was casually wheeled out.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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He was dressed casually, in a green suède jacket and black sweats, but his watch was heavily iced with diamonds, as was a chain around his neck.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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That's the charging order law that will almost always apply anyway.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The former would deprive London of the ability to negotiate its own trade deals and would have relatively little in the way of economic impact anyway.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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Police said an Oakland Housing Authority officer saw the vehicle driving erratically and tried initially to stop it.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Huffman continued to drive erratically, violently throwing the officer across the back seat.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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By her side sits her companion, Penelope Jardine, dressed comparatively informally in a loose-fitting shirt, trousers and a pair of scuffed espadrilles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The list of athletes who have a rule named in their honor, however informally, is brief and prestigious.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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In one particularly unfortunate incident, according to Axios, the CFO of a company accidentally racked up half a billion dollars in Claude usage fees in a single month.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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In February 2025, Musk said that DOGE had accidentally cut Ebola prevention, then restored it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Instead of haphazardly brushing it into your palm or reaching for a dripping sponge, try a handheld vacuum for a far more efficient solution.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Eva Flowe
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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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.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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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.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Instead, leave some time to wander aimlessly, taking whichever turns seem most intriguing.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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“Randomly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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