as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
donated an indiscriminate jumble of toys, books, and old clothes to the rummage sale
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Recent Examples of indiscriminate
The gangs’ widespread and indiscriminate acts of violence led to Haiti’s bloodiest year in 2024, with more than 5,600 people killed by armed groups and over 1 million displaced.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
This belief justified, in their eyes, the use of indiscriminate violence against the Muslim minority—presaging, in Wagner’s view, the abuses of the post-9/11 era.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The insurgent weathered round after round of mortars, each one collapsing nearby homes and terrifying residents with the indiscriminate explosions.
—Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
There is also frustration at the indiscriminate nature of the cuts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
This belief justified, in their eyes, the use of indiscriminate violence against the Muslim minority—presaging, in Wagner’s view, the abuses of the post-9/11 era.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The insurgent weathered round after round of mortars, each one collapsing nearby homes and terrifying residents with the indiscriminate explosions.
—Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
There is also frustration at the indiscriminate nature of the cuts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscriminate
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Nowadays Lisbon is experiencing something of a Renaissance with more than four million visitors annually attracted by the city’s eclectic mix of Roman, Islamic and European cultures as well as its historic ruins, trams, fado music, pasteis de nata and famous azulejos tiles.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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No Stunt Awards category has been as consistently eclectic as this one, featuring Oscar front-runners Anora and the Substance, a Trent Reznor–scored final tennis match from Challengers, and a movie starring 95-year-old June Squibb.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Oscar double feature: 10 classic movies to pair with 2025's Best Picture nominees Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper has perhaps the most varied career (and Oscar stat sheet) of anyone on this list, as his 12 nominations are divided across so many different categories.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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In their original incarnation, the Dolls only lasted a few years, and Johansen went on to have a more varied career — as Buster Poindexter, as blues singer, as actor — than anyone could have imagined in the early Seventies.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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After a few years of mixed results as a public company, Endeavor is being taken private by Silver Lake in a deal expected to close by the end of the first quarter.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Those blueprints were met with mixed feedback, at best, and Donovan said any renovation plan would include a reboot.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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Also for dessert will be assorted cookies, barks, bonbons, an apple strudel and ice cream sundaes made to order.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Then there is the Bob Dylan Instagram account, featuring tour promos and, lately, assorted video clips, mostly of old movies.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
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There’s something similar at work in the third season, a promiscuous application of the formula that yields diminishing returns.—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lithgow makes Jim a foul-mouthed rebel, a reactionary against movements for non-binary and bisexual visibility, a promiscuous flirt, a narcissistic father, and a loving grandfather.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Indiscriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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