as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again
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as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it
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Recent Examples of hit-or-miss
Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But Canales ominously said last week the Panthers would consider Marshall’s entire, hit-or-miss body of work, which was largely a miss.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
For Riley Moss, it’s been hit or miss all day in his first game back from injury.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Adams doesn’t have a ton to do in Adam McKay’s hit-or-miss NASCAR spoof, other than one key scene where her long, silky mane and sensual speechifying convince superstar Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) to get behind the wheel again.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But Canales ominously said last week the Panthers would consider Marshall’s entire, hit-or-miss body of work, which was largely a miss.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
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Gaming simply uses tech to facilitate a creative and cultural output, which is very much hit or miss in a business sense.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
For Riley Moss, it’s been hit or miss all day in his first game back from injury.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-or-miss
Adjective
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Experts say the four recent accidents should not be viewed as a systemic, nationwide problem, but rather as four random events that happened to cluster together in time.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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If something feels off, like a job that sounds too good to be true, a random Teams message with a sketchy link or an interview that is just a chat, trust your instincts.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The doctors argued the removal was arbitrary and capricious, violating the Administrative Procedure Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Unions sued, calling the resignation offer unlawful, arbitrary and capricious The legal group Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit on Feb. 4 on behalf of labor unions representing more than 800,000 civil servants.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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The fallout comes after the 47-year-old’s erratic and offensive antisemitic behavior.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West bought a 30-second local television spot on Sunday night that played only in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Atlanta during the Super Bowl to promote his Yeezy fashion brand, bringing more scrutiny about his erratic and antisemitic behavior.—
Heather Hunter,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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