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Recent Examples of scattershot
Their respectively basic and scattershot approaches are reflected in the judges’ scores.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Read: How the passionate male friendship died Friendship doesn’t really pursue any answers to those questions, and the film is too slight and scattershot to be able to offer illuminating insights.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Read: How the passionate male friendship died Friendship doesn’t really pursue any answers to those questions, and the film is too slight and scattershot to be able to offer illuminating insights.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Kyle McKay, who supervises the state's motor carrier unit, said his troopers test drivers for English ability during random roadside inspections and at mandatory port of entry checks.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Yelich noted the random nature of postseason baseball and said the Brewers’ playoff history is pretty irrelevant because there’s so much turnover from year to year.—
Steve Megargee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whether or not one individual happened to walk through the door and tap his toe is incidental.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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According to Finch, eight years to complete the eight 24-page issues, plus covers and incidental art.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An accidental entrepreneur Epic’s Deep Space Auditorium.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Investigators concluded that Gupta, as the parent caring for Aria at the time, caused her death and staged accidental drowning.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Matos was injured during an inadvertent collision with a teammate.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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By reducing incentives on both sides to strike first, such a capability would also reduce the likelihood of inadvertent and potentially catastrophic escalation.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That is not the slapdash Trump way, and for good reason.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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But today’s mainstream movie products feel more slapdash than ever.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Rogers continued to make sporadic appearances on General Hospital throughout the next decade, and since 2019, had appeared as a recurring character.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This approach is safer and more sustainable than sporadic AI projects or the unregulated use of tools.—
Mike Kiersey,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattershot. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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