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as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
just stuffed his newly cleaned clothes anywise back into the drawers
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Adverb
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This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Hereafter is one of the most active spaces Alankus has ever investigated.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Kenan Thompson is also randomly there as a restaurant patron who wants free semen.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Anywise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anywise. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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