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
In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Instead of haphazardly brushing it into your palm or reaching for a dripping sponge, try a handheld vacuum for a far more efficient solution.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Pink streamers looped haphazardly from the ceiling.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Instead of haphazardly brushing it into your palm or reaching for a dripping sponge, try a handheld vacuum for a far more efficient solution.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Pink streamers looped haphazardly from the ceiling.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haphazardly
randomly
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The act also would have shifted oversight of safety and testing from the Marijuana Enforcement Division to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and funded a program in which regulators would randomly collect marijuana products from dispensaries to test them for contaminants.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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Patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Haphazardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haphazardly. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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