randomness

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Recent Examples of randomness Games of chance are considered humanity’s earliest structured engagement with the idea of randomness, the intellectual precursor to probabilistic thinking. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 But given injuries and the general randomness of middle relief, the Tigers’ approach makes sense. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 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. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026 The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for randomness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
Noun
  • The appointment comes at a pivotal moment for SMCP, which owns contemporary brands Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac, and is navigating both operational shifts and ongoing shareholder uncertainty.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
  • All that uncertainty does more than pull us away from meaning.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • This was another fates-or-hobgoblins turn of events, but many Americans took that profound luck as their rightful due.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • In a heartbreaking 2-1 loss, the Lightning outplayed the Canadiens in every way except puck luck.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026

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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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