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Recent Examples of scattershot
Kennedy provided a scattershot series of thoughts on Thursday on everything from Covid-19 vaccines, anti-depressants, and hepatitis B.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Comedy submissions offer a fascinating contrast between cohesion and a scattershot approach.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 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
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Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Comedy submissions offer a fascinating contrast between cohesion and a scattershot approach.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
Adjective
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The Craftsman-style bungalow was originally built in the 1940s and withstood several haphazard additions and renovations before Haury and Saikami got their hands on it.—
Linne Halpern,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI’s messaging was haphazard to Hollywood.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Legalized betting has certain security advantages in that unusual betting patterns — such as large bets being placed on a random player’s performance — can be immediately flagged.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, a player ascending from top-15 or top-10-ish status in the league to a legit MVP candidate is arguably an even more difficult, more challenging and vertiginous jump than making the leap from random scrub to solid starter.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The core loop spans 18 miles with 4,500 feet of elevation gain, winding from Colchuck Lake’s turquoise waters to the Upper Enchantment Basin’s moonscape of polished granite and scattered tarns.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Michigan residents are in for another seasonable week, with cooler temperatures and scattered rain, according to the National Weather Service.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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And, those costs are not always incidental, particularly with pickups.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gestures, colloquialisms, facial expressions, local cuisine, and the like are not incidental to a tongue but constitute it; sometimes, to capture a word or phrase, in writing or in an algorithm, is to stamp out its meaning.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beau pointed out that Bash disabled them, and any footage could be altered to appear accidental.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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The accidental explosive play The Chiefs’ longest offensive snap of the night?—
Sam McDowell
Updated October 27,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 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
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While defending in front of the Minnesota net, an inadvertent high stick caught Eriksson Ek in the face.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pally goes with the flow as well as anyone, which puts an interviewer at ease — as that’s when inadvertent insults can happen.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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The album was Some Time in New York City on the cover, but Sometime in New York City on the label, their liner notes, and their letters, a hint of how slapdash the whole project was.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattershot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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