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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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Thou shalt pose for the cover, ideally smiling and having a casually joyous time.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Create Short, Snappy Messages Short, snappy messaging is great while people are in the mindset to casually scroll on social media.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The signature Borderlands loot system is here too, where every single weapon and piece of gear is randomly generated with numerous combinations of unique traits, making gameplay unpredictable and fun.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
12 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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Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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When actually on the way to the stadium itself, players dressed informally, sometimes just in team sweats.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 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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