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at random
Idioms and Phrases
Without order or fixed purpose, haphazardly, as in Jackson Pollock dropped paints on canvas seemingly at random . Originally this phrase meant 鈥渧ery speedily鈥 and 鈥渉eedlessly.鈥 Shakespeare had the present usage in 1 Henry VI (5:3): 鈥淗e talks at random; sure the man is mad.鈥 [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
It is understood music bloggers, influencers and selected fans were invited or picked at random to attend the gig.
He targeted people at random, firing at them as they walked down streets, rode bikes or drove their cars.
Police say the motive behind the attack is "under investigation" but they are considering the possibility that the suspect - who has not been officially identified - may have chosen victims at random.
But in the last two decades, no one has found them in anyone but humans, where they are reliably easy to find by testing neurons at random in the MTL.
Illegally shutting down much of the federal government and laying off thousands at random will suck money out of the economy, forcing a recession.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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