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Recent Examples of randomness
What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Madden expected that, like young children that struggle to understand randomness, the earliest civilizations would have viewed every event as following from some predictable force.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
For lots of college basketball fans, what makes March Madness special is the seeming randomness of it.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Madden expected that, like young children that struggle to understand randomness, the earliest civilizations would have viewed every event as following from some predictable force.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
For lots of college basketball fans, what makes March Madness special is the seeming randomness of it.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
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The uncertainty over how the Supreme Court will rule could be an extra inducement for people suing Bayer to accept the pending deal, which is not dependent on the outcome of the case.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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And du Rusquec’s quiet exit, without a media announcement or permanent replacement, adds to the uncertainty around the brand’s direction.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The freak accident occurred early April at a luxury resort destination in Egypt, according to the Bavarian State Police in Germany, which released details Monday.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The case was based on a traffic accident in rural Norfolk in which a car carrying two people snapped a utility pole causing power lines to fall on the vehicle.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.—
Austin Irwin,
Car and Driver,
13 Sep. 2021
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But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.—
Philissa Cramer,
sun-sentinel.com,
16 Sep. 2020
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Afterwards, Slegers insisted the somewhat strange goals were not all about luck.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Injuries ravaged the group, disrupting any sense of continuity, and Albin is hoping for far better luck up front this year.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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