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Recent Examples of randomness
The randomness of glacial till distinguishes these deposits from those laid down by more delicate and organized movements, such as the flow of water through streams or out in the open ocean.
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Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Because of the short run of each pastry, there’s a bit of randomness — and risk.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Some physicists have suggested that this collapse is caused by some intrinsic randomness in the universe.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025
This allows experts to verify the randomness at a quantum level.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for randomness
Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Because of the short run of each pastry, there’s a bit of randomness — and risk.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Some physicists have suggested that this collapse is caused by some intrinsic randomness in the universe.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025
This allows experts to verify the randomness at a quantum level.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for randomness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
Noun
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Since Trump took office earlier this year, schools faced uncertainty over the future of federal grants, students and teachers were deported or faced removal threats and LGBTQ-inclusive policies and diversity programs were part of a Trump crackdown.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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No one can say for sure what the tariff rules will be in a month, a year or beyond, and that uncertainty is creating havoc in a farm sector that can’t function efficiently without advance planning.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 1950, following an accident with a truck that left him with chronic pain, Lee leapt to his death from a twelfth-story window, leaving behind a fortune and a world-class collection of cars, which were subsequently sold off, among them the T150.—
Stayton Bonner,
Robb Report,
24 Aug. 2025
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At the end of the set, drummer and vocalist Brann Dailor stepped to the front of the stage to deliver a heartfelt message about Hinds, who died earlier in the week following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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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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Behind the scenes, it was held together with duct tape and luck.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Later rounds are where careful attention to detail, assessment of drafted situation and a certain degree of luck can turn a Day 3 selection into a starting fantasy asset.—
Jeff Haverlack,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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