as in casually
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
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Recent Examples of randomly
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
While that’s a common approach for rare diseases, it isn’t considered as reliable as studies where patients are randomly assigned to get treatment or a placebo.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Then, click this link and randomly put your finger on one of the metro area’s new restaurants.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Lottery officials emphasized that scratch-off tickets are distributed randomly, and neither the lottery nor its retailers know where winning tickets are sold until a prize is claimed.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
They were randomly assigned to continue their treatment or switch to the new single pill.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 3 Mar. 2026
These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Mar. 2026
Massages aren’t done randomly — thermal body mapping uses infrared to show asymmetries and muscle tightness so that specific areas of tension can be addressed.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
The research team then randomly selected seven different companies—none of which are named in the study—and collected samples from the same initial fecal source, following the companies’ collection methodology.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
While that’s a common approach for rare diseases, it isn’t considered as reliable as studies where patients are randomly assigned to get treatment or a placebo.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Then, click this link and randomly put your finger on one of the metro area’s new restaurants.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Lottery officials emphasized that scratch-off tickets are distributed randomly, and neither the lottery nor its retailers know where winning tickets are sold until a prize is claimed.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
They were randomly assigned to continue their treatment or switch to the new single pill.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 3 Mar. 2026
These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Mar. 2026
Massages aren’t done randomly — thermal body mapping uses infrared to show asymmetries and muscle tightness so that specific areas of tension can be addressed.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
The research team then randomly selected seven different companies—none of which are named in the study—and collected samples from the same initial fecal source, following the companies’ collection methodology.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomly
Adverb
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Lo sits casually, leaning back on a puffy office chair, watching Hodgson move around the vast space while trying different variations of line readings.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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While not gruff or unfriendly, the serious New York restaurateur carries a distinct tone of getting down to business, even when casually chatting about how the show has changed over time.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Iran can route shipments through the port of Jask and part of its fleet is transiting through Hormuz anyway.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Is Kieffer’s header going in anyway?—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The suspect fled the scene in a white SUV and entered the southbound 5 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley, reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour at times and driving erratically.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her boss behaves erratically and cruelly, the house has strange rules and Millie is forced to sleep in a small, locked attic room.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The department, which was informally renamed as the Department of War via executive order last year, addressed the red lines in a social media post last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Behind the scenes during the evening, teams meet with draft prospects both formally and informally.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Occasionally, another animal, such as a raccoon or dog, or a person, will accidentally eat an infected animal, or the slime of one, and contract the disease.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Not accidentally with a swollen or exploding battery, but intentionally with a miniature cigarette lighter built into the top.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After losing half of the original roster to trades and a few more bodies to injury, this haphazardly assembled roster is not comfortable playing together.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Currently, Yellowstone’s geyser watch notes that Echinus is continuing to erupt irregularly and that each eruption lasts for 3 to 5 minutes and reaches around 30 feet in height.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Two months later, her heart began to beat irregularly.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Verona almost won it in stoppage time but Kieron Bowie couldn’t keep his attempt on target after Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret flapped aimlessly at a cross.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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In less capable hands, these pieces could plod aimlessly and fade away, but Lawson knows how to wring complexity from a minimal set of elements.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Randomly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomly. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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