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Recent Examples of indiscriminately
Once outside, the suspect fired indiscriminately, hitting other houses and possibly a vehicle in the immediate area, Sutter said.
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
Innate defenses include everything from physical barriers—skin, mucous, gastric acid—to immune cells that can indiscriminately gobble invaders, as well as chemical signals that can swiftly ignite generic inflammation.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Lawn chemicals also kill beneficial insects indiscriminately, contributing to population declines with disastrous ecological implications at every trophic level.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
The sounds grew louder, and soon armed and masked men were swarming the village, setting its straw huts on fire and indiscriminately shooting villagers.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
But by the third period, Wild players were just throwing pucks indiscriminately out of their zone.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The most common example of extreme indifference is a person who fires a gun into a crowd indiscriminately, creating a grave risk of death to others.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Stagi says she's disappointed Rice was charged with less serious crimes but hopes the prosecution sends a message that immigration officers can’t tackle people indiscriminately and use excessive force.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Avoid spraying indiscriminately indoors.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
Innate defenses include everything from physical barriers—skin, mucous, gastric acid—to immune cells that can indiscriminately gobble invaders, as well as chemical signals that can swiftly ignite generic inflammation.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Lawn chemicals also kill beneficial insects indiscriminately, contributing to population declines with disastrous ecological implications at every trophic level.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
The sounds grew louder, and soon armed and masked men were swarming the village, setting its straw huts on fire and indiscriminately shooting villagers.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
But by the third period, Wild players were just throwing pucks indiscriminately out of their zone.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The most common example of extreme indifference is a person who fires a gun into a crowd indiscriminately, creating a grave risk of death to others.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Stagi says she's disappointed Rice was charged with less serious crimes but hopes the prosecution sends a message that immigration officers can’t tackle people indiscriminately and use excessive force.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Avoid spraying indiscriminately indoors.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscriminately
Adverb
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Right now New York City’s system arbitrarily denies rent regulation to millions of tenants — like only covering buildings with six or more units built before 1974 that weren’t deregulated before 2019.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
2 June 2026
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The hundreds of thousands of people every year who have been clearing the legal requirements of adjustment of status cannot have their rights cut off arbitrarily.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Done carelessly, a ban is unlikely to succeed.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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But the same tool, used carelessly, will do real harm.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
Adverb
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Collaboration is not a word Seehorn deploys casually.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Sorry to just casually mention that Rue died 45 minutes into the episode.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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This isn’t a team just finding success randomly.—
Zach McMahon,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Instead of haphazardly brushing it into your palm or reaching for a dripping sponge, try a handheld vacuum for a far more efficient solution.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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When the 16 coaches were informally polled about doubling the size of the playoff field during one of their sessions at the Big 12 spring meetings, all of them raised their hands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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The project started informally almost a decade ago between Arthur and Clarke, long before the idea of making a record.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Indiscriminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminately. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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