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Recent Examples of indiscriminately
Homan’s comments come as ICE has faced criticism for targeting residents indiscriminately.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
Their intervention reflected less enthusiasm for Warsh specifically than fear of alternatives—particularly Kevin Hassett, the White House economist whom bond investors viewed as willing to cut rates indiscriminately.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Arulanantham said agents’ aggressive tactics have been building since the Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s order in September that barred federal agents in the Los Angeles area from indiscriminately stopping people because of their race, language, job or location.
—Julie Watson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
But some of these cluster munitions do not explode on impact, thus threatening civilians’ lives and targeting civilians indiscriminately.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Bigger concerns around ankle monitors The federal government has been putting ankle monitors on noncitizens indiscriminately, according to the lawsuit, to encourage them to self-deport.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
An Israeli military official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under military rules, said Israel was not indiscriminately knocking down buildings.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But instead of cutting through red tape so that officials could use their judgment to get things done, DOGE fired officials indiscriminately, which led only to greater paralysis.
—Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Carbon—like reverse osmosis, which requires costly equipment—can indiscriminately strip out smaller molecules, removing color and flavor along with any suspect chemicals.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
Their intervention reflected less enthusiasm for Warsh specifically than fear of alternatives—particularly Kevin Hassett, the White House economist whom bond investors viewed as willing to cut rates indiscriminately.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Arulanantham said agents’ aggressive tactics have been building since the Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s order in September that barred federal agents in the Los Angeles area from indiscriminately stopping people because of their race, language, job or location.
—Julie Watson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
But some of these cluster munitions do not explode on impact, thus threatening civilians’ lives and targeting civilians indiscriminately.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Bigger concerns around ankle monitors The federal government has been putting ankle monitors on noncitizens indiscriminately, according to the lawsuit, to encourage them to self-deport.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
An Israeli military official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under military rules, said Israel was not indiscriminately knocking down buildings.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But instead of cutting through red tape so that officials could use their judgment to get things done, DOGE fired officials indiscriminately, which led only to greater paralysis.
—Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Carbon—like reverse osmosis, which requires costly equipment—can indiscriminately strip out smaller molecules, removing color and flavor along with any suspect chemicals.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscriminately
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There are questions about the rights of citizens versus non-citizens, the rights of the US to pull visas arbitrarily.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
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Rih’s silky black hairdo—coiffed by her long-time hairdresser Yusef Williams—was, at times, worn with a Yankees cap and others, casually tossed into a bun.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2026
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Clean, elevated, hard stone pendants are made easy to wear, when casually strung on a leather cord.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This is the first evidence that this quark-gluon plasma reacts to particles speeding through it in the same way that liquid does, splashing and rippling, acting as a single unified liquid rather than randomly scattering as individual particles would.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After being randomly split into two groups, they are tasked with creating a dessert that is centered around flavor profiles that test one of the four tastes—sweet, salty, sour, or bitter—combined with a specific texture.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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As a result, multiple similar searches were carried out at various points haphazardly and a tangle of bureaucracy made authorities play catch up to press reports rather than conduct independent and rational investigations.—
Solly Boussidan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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But it shouldn't be invested in haphazardly, either.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Previously, agents had informally shared information about protesters and agitators with each other, the memo said.—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Zamorano’s writing group still meets informally.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Indiscriminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminately. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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