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Recent Examples of indiscriminately
He was seen firing indiscriminately into the crowd, the detective wrote.
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
Guards pulled them out of their cages and beat them, leaving one with a bloody eye and another with a broken wrist, and pepper-spraying them indiscriminately, according to a filing by an attorney in the First Amendment case.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Breaking the cycle of mosquito breeding in a non-toxic way reduces reliance on harmful fogging chemicals, which kill insects indiscriminately.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
The suspect appeared to fire a gun indiscriminately in the direction of several people and then ran back toward the apartments, Perez said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
The example shown in broad daylight for all to see was a career criminal who was released early by the Massachusetts Parole Board (no surprise there) walking down Memorial Drive in broad daylight, shooting indiscriminately.
—Toby Leary, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
But under the wrong conditions, the machinery scales indiscriminately.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Once outside, the suspect fired indiscriminately, hitting other houses and possibly a vehicle in the immediate area, Sutter said.
—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
ABC News, 12 June 2026
Guards pulled them out of their cages and beat them, leaving one with a bloody eye and another with a broken wrist, and pepper-spraying them indiscriminately, according to a filing by an attorney in the First Amendment case.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Breaking the cycle of mosquito breeding in a non-toxic way reduces reliance on harmful fogging chemicals, which kill insects indiscriminately.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
The suspect appeared to fire a gun indiscriminately in the direction of several people and then ran back toward the apartments, Perez said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
The example shown in broad daylight for all to see was a career criminal who was released early by the Massachusetts Parole Board (no surprise there) walking down Memorial Drive in broad daylight, shooting indiscriminately.
—Toby Leary, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
But under the wrong conditions, the machinery scales indiscriminately.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Once outside, the suspect fired indiscriminately, hitting other houses and possibly a vehicle in the immediate area, Sutter said.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscriminately
Adverb
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Treating rewards as something people can reliably hold, exchange, and use across a brand’s broader partners and ecosystems, rather than a balance that can be arbitrarily revised, changes the relationship between customer and issuer.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Discretion exercised arbitrarily undermines it.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The days of carelessly grabbing your beach bag, towel, and bikini and heading to the beach are long gone.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Adverb
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For a day trip, casually head to one of the world’s natural wonders, only 18 miles away, to Yellowstone National Park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Perry looked casually cute for her day in the park and wore a white T-shirt with khaki slacks.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 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
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Upping the supernatural Hammer horror effect of Skrilla’s Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, Happy randomly flaps his lips, shifts his pitch and the tempo of his flow, and sounds like a disembodied voice rapping from inside of a suffocating fog.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Dec. 2025
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Adelman, who is among the most liberal judges in the country, was randomly selected to hear the case.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Lasers and growls don’t haphazardly nuke the mix; they’re woven in with the improv sensibility of a former theory-brained jazz band kid.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2026
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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
Adverb
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The experts said the therapy, known informally as TRT, has been underutilized due to outdated concerns about risks of prostate cancer, stroke and heart disease.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
10 Dec. 2025
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Most informally, among the royal family and in her royal duties, the princess prefers to be known simply as Catherine.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
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Out in the high desert near Cabazon, my favorite stops are Hadley’s Fruit Orchards, home of the famous Hadley date shakes, and the whimsically Cabazon Dinosaur sculptors.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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No landlord would allow an occupant to change his property without approval, let alone whimsically destroy a third of it.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Indiscriminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminately. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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