as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again
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as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it
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Recent Examples of hit-or-miss
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Truthfully, a lot of the mixtapes were hit-or-miss studio session dumps with half-assed themes.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 July 2025
Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Edmunds’ touch on his passes was hit or miss Saturday — Huntington Beach scoring the third-fewest points in pool play — but his power behind every throw kept the Oilers in every contest.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Adjective
She is hit-or-miss in terms of her impact, but early in her career, Malonga has already had productive stretches against Stewart and Collier.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Truthfully, a lot of the mixtapes were hit-or-miss studio session dumps with half-assed themes.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 July 2025
Adverb
The next option is Uber, which is hit or miss because the app is glitchy, and you may be told to cross a busy highway to be picked up.
—Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Edmunds’ touch on his passes was hit or miss Saturday — Huntington Beach scoring the third-fewest points in pool play — but his power behind every throw kept the Oilers in every contest.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-or-miss
Adjective
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In case of doubt, competent authorities may carry out random on-site inspections of cybersecurity standards in the companies, for which the management can be held liable.—
Dennis-Kenji Kipker,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Chinese scientist used the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR, which allows scientists to make very precise changes in DNA much more easily than ever before but can cause potentially dangerous random mutations.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In some ways, are triple doubles an arbitrary achievement?—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Lalami clearly needed a way to get Sara home to end the book, and springing her in this way is consistent with the arbitrary nature of her incarceration and the mercurial behavior of her keepers.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The tech industry can be easy to hate—the erratic CEOs, the biased algorithms, the environmental damage.—
Sarah Rose Etter,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
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As observed through their youngest daughter as the film’s protagonist, a family of six’s move to a new home seems to trigger erratic, dangerous behavior in their oldest son.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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