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
Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
And while its status as an Academy Awards bellwether has been hit-or-miss over the years — particularly given the tumult surrounding the show and its members — recognition there can help boost a film’s prospects.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
For her, Curse of the Werewolf is hit or miss, but Stardust Racers has been a no every time.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Aside from mainly hit-or-miss showers Saturday, the rest of the upcoming weekend looks much cooler.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
And while its status as an Academy Awards bellwether has been hit-or-miss over the years — particularly given the tumult surrounding the show and its members — recognition there can help boost a film’s prospects.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
It’s been hit or miss in that respect, particularly in Big 12 play.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
For her, Curse of the Werewolf is hit or miss, but Stardust Racers has been a no every time.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-or-miss
Adjective
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Recent poll results shared at a Tuesday night hearing showed 55% of those in a random sample were favorable to a mill levy override.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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No doubt, this isn’t some random list, these three players remaining on the roster when so many others were dumped overboard.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Study participants were chosen randomly Both took part in risk-factor modification.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The agency would randomly draw from a lottery of birthdays and numbers to establish the order that individuals would be inducted.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Within minutes of leaving town, the pavement twists downward through tight turns and steep grades as the mountain air begins to warm, the vegetation giving way to chaparral and scattered juniper, then to the stark silhouettes of ocotillo and Mojave yucca.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Another concern is the protection of Route 90, the only highway connecting the small and scattered communities of the north, on which the 27-year-old woman was killed last week.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounced a sustained crackdown on dissent under Talon, citing arbitrary detentions, tighter restrictions on public demonstrations and mounting pressure on independent media outlets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In 1972, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s death penalty as then applied was arbitrary and discriminatory, forcing all states to rewrite their laws and beef up their systems to provide for death row defense lawyers.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said at the time she was taken into custody on March 4, by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs after officers stopped a BMW 430i reported for erratic, high-speed driving.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The arrest marked yet another setback for Spears, whose erratic social media presence has drawn concern from fans in the wake of her conservatorship ending in 2021.—
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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