as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
you should not begin writing haphazardly; first, make an outline
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Recent Examples of haphazardly
Although the ingredients may seem haphazardly thrown together, and the dough is prepared to the unique style of the pizzaiolo, the process is meticulous and the outcome is often a masterpiece.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Often, the bowls are sitting on the bottom shelf amidst the glassware with a number of matching—or mismatched—glasses haphazardly thrown inside.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Avoid planting grass seed when a downpour is in the forecast, as the rain might scatter your seed haphazardly.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
Clubs do not offer such deals haphazardly.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
My previous shoots had involved haphazardly dragging equipment across town, stopping every few feet to pant.
—Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Opposite the pump lies a dead body, haphazardly covered with half a sheet of cardboard and encircled by black flies.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
After losing half of the original roster to trades and a few more bodies to injury, this haphazardly assembled roster is not comfortable playing together.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Often, the bowls are sitting on the bottom shelf amidst the glassware with a number of matching—or mismatched—glasses haphazardly thrown inside.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Avoid planting grass seed when a downpour is in the forecast, as the rain might scatter your seed haphazardly.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
Clubs do not offer such deals haphazardly.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
My previous shoots had involved haphazardly dragging equipment across town, stopping every few feet to pant.
—Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Opposite the pump lies a dead body, haphazardly covered with half a sheet of cardboard and encircled by black flies.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
After losing half of the original roster to trades and a few more bodies to injury, this haphazardly assembled roster is not comfortable playing together.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haphazardly
randomly
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Students apply for it in their junior year, and are tasked with randomly choosing a decade to design head-turning fashion.—
Chris Wragge,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Police said the man who was critically injured appeared to be targeted at random, and investigators were looking into whether the two women killed were targeted randomly.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Haphazardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haphazardly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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