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
Pink streamers looped haphazardly from the ceiling.
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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
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
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
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
Adverb
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Hand says that a couple of errors that can make randomly occurring patterns look deceptively connected.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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The trial, funded by Moderna, included more than 40,000 adults ages 50 and up who were randomly assigned to get the mRNA vaccine or one of four standard flu shots during the 2024–2025 flu season.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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“Haphazardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haphazardly. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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