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Recent Examples of randomness
These approaches work with general procedural rules that are repeated with some measure of randomness to create infinite scenery.
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Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The apparent randomness of the attack has left residents and workers in the area shaken, particularly given the trail’s popularity and the neighborhood’s reputation for safety.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Those that document a life of thoughtful choices or randomness, commitment to a greater good or selfishness, a life of action or disregard?
—Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The apparent randomness of the attack has left residents and workers in the area shaken, particularly given the trail’s popularity and the neighborhood’s reputation for safety.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Those that document a life of thoughtful choices or randomness, commitment to a greater good or selfishness, a life of action or disregard?
—Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
Noun
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To be sure, prices could reverse again in the coming days given all the uncertainties about the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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For fashion, the Fall/Winter 2026 season arrived at a moment of heightened uncertainty, as wholesale continues its rocky reset and geopolitical uncertainty remains high.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No further information about the accident was immediately available.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Two biologists conducting routine genetic analysis stumbled onto its true identity almost by accident.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Explain how luck and random chance are factors in both wins and losses.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chelsea were fortunate to go in at half-time with the scores level at 1-1, needing a bit of luck when a clearance hit goalkeeper Okonkwo and ended up in the Wrexham net.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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