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Recent Examples of scattershot
Details from the discussions emerged in a scattershot way that seemed to rankle the U.S. president, who had chosen not to outline any terms when appearing afterward with Putin.
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Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Everything else was a scattershot mess with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) taking on the wholly underwhelming villain Whiplash (Mickey Rourke).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Still, scattershot laughs aside, Happy Gilmore 2’s efforts at silliness are overwhelmed by a sensibility that’s downright melancholic and overshadowed by death, and not just the impending one of the film industry.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 July 2025
In 2023, the institution started a scattershot campaign of asking anyone who wanted to weigh in for ideas about how to reshape its west end.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
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Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Everything else was a scattershot mess with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) taking on the wholly underwhelming villain Whiplash (Mickey Rourke).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Still, scattershot laughs aside, Happy Gilmore 2’s efforts at silliness are overwhelmed by a sensibility that’s downright melancholic and overshadowed by death, and not just the impending one of the film industry.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 July 2025
In 2023, the institution started a scattershot campaign of asking anyone who wanted to weigh in for ideas about how to reshape its west end.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
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In this instance, Winston, after his mutation, is looking clean house on Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), a corrupt businessman whose haphazard ways led to his terminal illness and skirts treating him for it.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the study said many students, parents and school officials felt the roll-out of the policy was haphazard and that enforcement has been inconsistent.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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No Breaks will invite viewers into the beautiful chaos of everyday life, including work, parenting, friendships, sports and the wonderfully random topics that take over group chats.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead of pulling out random strands, Hazan recommends starting at the front and working back toward your crown, sectioning out 10 quarter-inch-wide pieces a quarter of an inch apart.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The threat for heavy rain in South Florida is diminishing, however typical scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours are still possible in the area through the weekend.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The result was a mile-long line that turned scattered craftwork into synchronized production.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The show’s preoccupation with Lee’s race isn’t incidental.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.—
Meghan Hunter,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Her death appears accidental, according to preliminary information from police.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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The name was an accidental misspelling of googol, a term coined by a mathematician’s young son to describe a 1 with 100 zeros after it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2019, in non-shotgun formations, Jackson had 19 drop-backs and combined with Ravens running backs for 27 carries, according to Sports Info Solutions.—
Jonas Shaffer,
baltimoresun.com,
3 June 2021
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Lunch and registration begin at 11 a.m., with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.—
Post-Tribune,
Post-Tribune,
7 July 2017
Adjective
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All times are the wrong time to leave even an inadvertent impression of it — but this time is especially wrong.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Early in the third quarter Yorba Linda appeared to have lost a fumble, recovered by Terry, but the officials decided that an inadvertent whistle was blown on the play, and by rule that play had to start over.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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What could have been a slapdash dish in lesser hands was, at the risk of exaggeration and without question, one of my favorite bites of the year.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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This positively insane domestic horror movie is one of Perry’s most slapdash productions, a true so-bad-it’s-brilliant marvel.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattershot. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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