scattershot
adjective
scat·ter·shot
ˈska-tər-ˌshät 
: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun
scattershot advice
scattershot planning
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Without a clear sense of purpose, Crash feels a bit scattershot as Kehlani turns up the heat and racks up the jams.
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Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
But as Avengers: Endgame has more recently demonstrated to the world, being a wild hot mess doesn’t stop you from being popular — and the story of the adventures of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, despite being pretty scattershot, was and is popular.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The Trump administration appears to have been caught off guard, responding uncertainly to each Iranian action, whether by incrementally deploying U.S. military assets, issuing threatening tweets, or making a scattershot effort to gather a naval coalition to protect shipping lanes.
—Brett McGurk, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2020
Like many of his young costars, Pankow had a scattershot history of roles, including shorts, music videos, and minor parts on TV shows like Solve and The Politician.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 8 June 2024
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Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
But as Avengers: Endgame has more recently demonstrated to the world, being a wild hot mess doesn’t stop you from being popular — and the story of the adventures of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, despite being pretty scattershot, was and is popular.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The Trump administration appears to have been caught off guard, responding uncertainly to each Iranian action, whether by incrementally deploying U.S. military assets, issuing threatening tweets, or making a scattershot effort to gather a naval coalition to protect shipping lanes.
—Brett McGurk, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2020
Like many of his young costars, Pankow had a scattershot history of roles, including shorts, music videos, and minor parts on TV shows like Solve and The Politician.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 8 June 2024
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scattershot. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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