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Recent Examples of arbitrarily
Guterres noted that others working for the UN, as well as people working with NGOs, civil society and diplomatic missions, have been arbitrarily detained in Yemen since 2021.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Thus, rather than allowing each AI maker to arbitrarily determine the rules to be employed, have lawmakers make those decisions and codify them into laws.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
United Nations human rights experts have said such agreements have left people stranded in faraway places, arbitrarily detained for years on end, and at risk of torture and other inhuman treatment.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Their favorite activities are arbitrarily assigned (telling ghost stories, picking pumpkins).
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the Supreme Court suggested earlier this year that the president does not have the authority to arbitrarily remove Fed governors over policy disagreements.
—Kevin Breuninger,sara Eisen, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
The parlor-floor designation turned out to be the second floor since the agent arbitrarily lowered every one of the building’s floors by one level.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
But can those advances continue arbitrarily far into the future, without any bound?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the implementation is runtime-configurable, meaning that the frame structure can be changed arbitrarily between frames without delaying the ongoing transmission.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2018
Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Thus, rather than allowing each AI maker to arbitrarily determine the rules to be employed, have lawmakers make those decisions and codify them into laws.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
United Nations human rights experts have said such agreements have left people stranded in faraway places, arbitrarily detained for years on end, and at risk of torture and other inhuman treatment.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Their favorite activities are arbitrarily assigned (telling ghost stories, picking pumpkins).
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the Supreme Court suggested earlier this year that the president does not have the authority to arbitrarily remove Fed governors over policy disagreements.
—Kevin Breuninger,sara Eisen, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
The parlor-floor designation turned out to be the second floor since the agent arbitrarily lowered every one of the building’s floors by one level.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
But can those advances continue arbitrarily far into the future, without any bound?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the implementation is runtime-configurable, meaning that the frame structure can be changed arbitrarily between frames without delaying the ongoing transmission.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrarily
Adverb
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Large groups were indiscriminately huddled together and riddled with machine gun fire.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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In times of uncertainty, there can be a knee-jerk reaction to either resist any cuts or to cut indiscriminately.—
Leila Saad,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Last month, Gandalf the Grey actor Ian McKellen casually dropped a bombshell bit of casting news on the unsuspecting crowd at a London fan event at the convention For the Love of Fantasy.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dress it up with heeled booties, or wear it casually with sneakers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Opponents of the idea see a hand on the scale and a new label on a socialist effort to redistribute wealth and opportunity randomly and haphazardly without a thought as to possible consequences.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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By mentoring the next generation of jewelry professionals, Amenc informally trains individuals in the industry, sharing her expertise and experience.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Wellness programming includes sunrise yoga and sound healing ceremonies; more informally, guests can also enjoy the pristine seaside location and lazy afternoons by the plunge pool.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
Adverb
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Both moons are irregularly shaped.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Arbitrarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrarily. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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