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
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Neither should be trusted often in man-to-man coverage and can be hit-or-miss in zone.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Opening night is April 22; Probably too soon to predict hit or miss for Boop! and Smash, with the former taking in $398,040 for six previews and one regular performances, and the latter at a healthier $892,618 but still around the 89% capacity mark.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
This season, though, has been hit-or-miss.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
Neither should be trusted often in man-to-man coverage and can be hit-or-miss in zone.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Adverb
While the chances of some showers rise by late Saturday across the islands, it's expected to be hit or miss through the weekend.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Opening night is April 22; Probably too soon to predict hit or miss for Boop! and Smash, with the former taking in $398,040 for six previews and one regular performances, and the latter at a healthier $892,618 but still around the 89% capacity mark.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-or-miss
Adjective
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If my random and unscientific survey of some French opinion at all represents the nation’s as a whole, then the debut of Donald Trump’s America has left some French triste — a bit sad, even brokenhearted, and also wary and vigilant.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Bored and with time on his hands between games against the Louisville Bats, Jayson Werth and a few of his Syracuse SkyChiefs teammates wandered over to Churchill Downs on a random day in May, 2002.—
Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Even the country’s closest democratic allies and largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, faced ridicule, seemingly arbitrary import tax rates, and threats of territorial ambition.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Volkswagen, meanwhile, had its own arbitrary rules, limiting subpoenas to fewer than seven days’ worth of data.—
Dell Cameron,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The president’s erratic policies are raising concerns the economy might be headed for a downturn, but history suggests that franchise values will continue to climb regardless.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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For summer evenings, or New York apartments with erratic radiators, this is the cooler choice.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 May 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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