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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Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Some hit-or-miss showers and storms could again pop across the area, with perhaps a better chance of more numerous showers and storms developing Thursday night as lows settle in the low-to-mid 70s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
But the availability of the data was hit or miss for each address depending on the service provider, what kind of meters were in place and whether the utility was willing to share it.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Our soupy air mass promotes the chance for some hit-or-miss downpours into the evening.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Some hit-or-miss showers and storms could again pop across the area, with perhaps a better chance of more numerous showers and storms developing Thursday night as lows settle in the low-to-mid 70s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Adverb
Burton has been hit or miss of late, with his visual flair intact but his storytelling often in disarray.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
But the availability of the data was hit or miss for each address depending on the service provider, what kind of meters were in place and whether the utility was willing to share it.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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