as in casually
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
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Recent Examples of randomly
Kenan Thompson is also randomly there as a restaurant patron who wants free semen.
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Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Howard randomly retired, leaving the Colts down a huge contributor in their secondary.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Around the table, there were up to eight randomly placed Franka Panda robotic arms, each with 7 degrees of freedom, that were supposed to complete up to 40 tasks on a workpiece.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
In older games, that meant randomly cutting to a combat screen when bumping into an invisible creature, but newer ones like 2022’s Scarlet and Violet let users see Pokémon out in the wild.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
People were randomly assigned to take either personalized magnesium supplements or a placebo for 12 weeks.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Instead of collecting massive datasets randomly, deliberately oversample underrepresented scenarios—rare medical conditions, non-standard user behaviors or minority demographics.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Howard randomly retired, leaving the Colts down a huge contributor in their secondary.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Around the table, there were up to eight randomly placed Franka Panda robotic arms, each with 7 degrees of freedom, that were supposed to complete up to 40 tasks on a workpiece.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
In older games, that meant randomly cutting to a combat screen when bumping into an invisible creature, but newer ones like 2022’s Scarlet and Violet let users see Pokémon out in the wild.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
People were randomly assigned to take either personalized magnesium supplements or a placebo for 12 weeks.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Instead of collecting massive datasets randomly, deliberately oversample underrepresented scenarios—rare medical conditions, non-standard user behaviors or minority demographics.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomly
Adverb
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The reformation of the band was casually dropped on the surprised crowd in Cleveland partway through what started off as a far less momentous conversation.—
Annie Zaleski,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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The linen blend textile feels casually elegant and the grommet rail line ensures the drapes will move smoothly on any rod.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Dodgers felt comfortable enough with that knowledge to carry him on their Wild Card Series roster anyway.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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But Obama recovered and was reelected anyway, albeit with a smaller margin of victory than four years earlier.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Neely had schizophrenia, was behaving erratically, high on drugs and threatening riders.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Health departments, clinics, pharmacies and even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are all scrambling to adapt to erratically changing directives.—
Pia Pannaraj,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Local paddlers have started to informally refer to the river as the New-lichucky.—
Rolando Arrieta,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Frostys pitched the idea of informally singing a favorite from their year-round sing-a-long program, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, during the 7th inning stretch, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Despite being the spontaneous, happy-go-lucky friend in the group chat, saying yes to a friend’s get-together could lead to you accidentally having to be in three places at once.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Midway through the third quarter, the three-time WNBA champion headed to the locker room after Sims accidentally stepped on her foot.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of haphazardly stuffing them into your nightstand drawer, place them in a whimsical Hay tin container.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lots of fly-by-night import shops sprang up, happy to rubber-stamp any Mercedes with a catalytic converter haphazardly welded under the floorboards.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Both moons are irregularly shaped.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Others from the church wandered almost aimlessly, looking for family members.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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But Brentford did not just aimlessly hammer balls forward.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Randomly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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