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Recent Examples of hit-and-miss
On the other hand, anti-personnel drone bombing is, so to speak, a matter or hit-and-miss.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Yet success and financial backing were hit-and-miss until 2019 with Stewart-Haas Racing.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
The quality of the ensemble players can be hit-and-miss.
—Nina Metz, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
And there is, of course, uncertainty in partnering with any movie due to the hit-and-miss nature of Hollywood.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This is fairly hit-and-miss — there are lots of references and hyper online deep cuts.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some users have reported limited success flashing firmware using Samsung's Odin to avoid losing data to a factory reset, although that seems to be very hit-and-miss.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Theatrical releases have become pricey hit-and-miss situations, but the streaming results put Wolfs in the win column for Apple, which has signed Watts to script to direct a sequel.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Yet success and financial backing were hit-and-miss until 2019 with Stewart-Haas Racing.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
The quality of the ensemble players can be hit-and-miss.
—Nina Metz, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
And there is, of course, uncertainty in partnering with any movie due to the hit-and-miss nature of Hollywood.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This is fairly hit-and-miss — there are lots of references and hyper online deep cuts.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some users have reported limited success flashing firmware using Samsung's Odin to avoid losing data to a factory reset, although that seems to be very hit-and-miss.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Theatrical releases have become pricey hit-and-miss situations, but the streaming results put Wolfs in the win column for Apple, which has signed Watts to script to direct a sequel.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-miss
Adjective
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In lieu of federal regulation, there was a haphazard patchwork of state and local laws surrounding certain foods pre-1906.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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Others may be haphazard power grabs, or may amount to something more.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Mother Nature is unpredictable, fickle, random at best.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Clean out the dust and refresh thermal paste: Older desktops tend to overheat, which can slow things down or cause random shutdowns.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Low-top variations of Air Jordan sneakers have historically been hit-or-miss with fans, but the Air Jordan 11 is usually an exception.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
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Under the new rules, his officers can now hold unauthorized migrants until federal officers pick them up, a hit-or-miss proposition in previous years.—
Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Those examples were everywhere as the team seemed to make a relatively aimless pass through the regular season.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, the Raptors haven’t made the playoffs in the desultory East since 2022, when Philadelphia dispatched them in the first round.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Although the United States and its allies could deal with such ripostes, there would be no obvious military strategy to bring even a desultory exchange of strikes and counterstrikes to an end.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2010
Adjective
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But Laxe’s cadence of death is nasty and arbitrary and delightful.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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These bills would formalize what the Parole Board should already be doing and therefore limit arbitrary rejections.—
Julia Salazar,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Listen to this article The heartbroken family of Evette Jeffrey — the 16-year-old Bronx girl tragically killed by a stray bullet — hopes the teen accused of the fatal shooting spends the rest of his life behind bars.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
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Weeding Regular weeding is an effective way to get rid of stray grass that sneaks into your flower beds.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Mad About the Boy, an adaptation of the slapdash third novel that starts streaming on Peacock on February 13, keeps the trope-laden structure, but finds surprising depth in a devastating plot twist.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The seemingly slapdash document to overhaul the nation’s spending priorities created confusion throughout the federal government.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hit-and-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-miss. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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