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Recent Examples of indiscriminately
Users in China and elsewhere have shared stories of OpenClaw run amok, deleting emails indiscriminately or making unauthorized credit card purchases.
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Erin Tan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
The specks of light are small bombs, each carrying up to 11 pounds of explosives, which are released at high altitude from the head of the missile before raining down indiscriminately over a wide area.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Critics worldwide argue that cluster munitions kill or maim indiscriminately, with unexploded bomblets remaining dangerous long after their use.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Bahrain accused Iran of indiscriminately attacking civilian targets and damaging one of its desalination plants, though its electricity and water authority said supplies remained online.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
During the trial, prosecutors said the activists aimed to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and force the city’s leader to resign by aiming to win a legislative majority and using it to block government budgets indiscriminately.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Images of piles of body bags and videos of government agents in Iran firing indiscriminately on protesters opposed to the country’s repressive regime have left experts and world leaders alike struggling to investigate just how many people the ayatollah’s forces have killed in recent weeks.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Prune branches selectively rather than shearing indiscriminately.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
With fewer large particles to scatter light indiscriminately, the colors that reach your eyes can appear richer.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Erin Tan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
The specks of light are small bombs, each carrying up to 11 pounds of explosives, which are released at high altitude from the head of the missile before raining down indiscriminately over a wide area.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Critics worldwide argue that cluster munitions kill or maim indiscriminately, with unexploded bomblets remaining dangerous long after their use.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Bahrain accused Iran of indiscriminately attacking civilian targets and damaging one of its desalination plants, though its electricity and water authority said supplies remained online.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
During the trial, prosecutors said the activists aimed to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and force the city’s leader to resign by aiming to win a legislative majority and using it to block government budgets indiscriminately.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Images of piles of body bags and videos of government agents in Iran firing indiscriminately on protesters opposed to the country’s repressive regime have left experts and world leaders alike struggling to investigate just how many people the ayatollah’s forces have killed in recent weeks.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Prune branches selectively rather than shearing indiscriminately.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
With fewer large particles to scatter light indiscriminately, the colors that reach your eyes can appear richer.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscriminately
Adverb
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No such rules appear to exist for Saudi Arabia, whose leaders have been accused of arbitrarily arresting, jailing and torturing people who speak out against the government.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Much smaller than originally thought Initially, when discovered in January, it was arbitrarily assumed that Comet MAPS might be rather large, as most Kreutz comets go.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Treat the produce section carelessly.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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
Adverb
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This is all thanks to the full moon in Libra on April 1, igniting your 11th house, bringing clarity within friendships, group dynamics or a connection that may have started casually but revealed deeper romantic potential.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
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The longline fit and open front feels like being ensconced in your favorite blanket (even when seated in coach), but while the sweater can be worn casually, it can also be dressed up and worn with a maxi dress, wide-leg jeans, or even a silk midi skirt.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 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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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
Adverb
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Avoid planting grass seed when a downpour is in the forecast, as the rain might scatter your seed haphazardly.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
3 Apr. 2026
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Clubs do not offer such deals haphazardly.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Johnston and other city representatives have lobbied for the event both formally and informally in recent months.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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His contributions were informally recorded by Sehgal (during breakfast at a hotel) while the pair visited Selma in 2017.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Indiscriminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminately. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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