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Recent Examples of indiscriminately
Rather than offering peace of mind from pest invasion, the chemical control process often leaves families feeling uneasy about what has been introduced so indiscriminately into their environment.
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Over the years the pines could be indiscriminately cut down until Ellen Browning Scripps purchased what is now the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in 1908-1912.
—Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Envision a passive approach to private credit, inflows would require managers to indiscriminately allocate capital among existing borrowers.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Avoid spraying indiscriminately indoors.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
The botanist who discovered this plant in Argentina, instead of exploiting its commercial potential, decided to distribute its seeds indiscriminately, desiring only that everyone should share in its beauty.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Police say the lone suspect indiscriminately shot at the immigration facility from the rooftop of a nearby law office.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, as well as at a van in an entrance where the victims were shot, the statement said.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Officers said the shooter, identified as Joshua Jahn, had fired indiscriminately from a nearby building, before taking his own life.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Over the years the pines could be indiscriminately cut down until Ellen Browning Scripps purchased what is now the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in 1908-1912.
—Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Envision a passive approach to private credit, inflows would require managers to indiscriminately allocate capital among existing borrowers.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Avoid spraying indiscriminately indoors.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
The botanist who discovered this plant in Argentina, instead of exploiting its commercial potential, decided to distribute its seeds indiscriminately, desiring only that everyone should share in its beauty.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Police say the lone suspect indiscriminately shot at the immigration facility from the rooftop of a nearby law office.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, as well as at a van in an entrance where the victims were shot, the statement said.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Officers said the shooter, identified as Joshua Jahn, had fired indiscriminately from a nearby building, before taking his own life.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscriminately
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Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tracks are shown arbitrarily with different start points but the same end points.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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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Due to their minimalist design, these mule sneakers are easy to pair with a nice outfit while on vacation, or wear casually with a cute matching set to go to the airport.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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At the time, an insider told People magazine that Aniston and Curtis were casually dating and having fun.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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When a mysterious and legendary skeleton, badly injured, randomly resurfaced in 2018, an interdisciplinary team of researchers went to work to find out who the person was.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The adults were randomly separated into two groups.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Typical blueberries are made and shipped haphazardly, Magami said, with no accountability for quality.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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In fact, it's all done rather haphazardly, but with inherent purpose, which is exactly how a true Southern cook runs a kitchen.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That means giving back, informally, to fulfill teachers’ wish lists and with the Eagles Autism Foundation.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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So, is the idea to replicate the British pub experience of people discussing hot topics informally?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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Built in 1891 and whimsically named The Barnacle because of its shape, the house is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County still standing on its original site on the bay.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Indiscriminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminately. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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