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 potential existence of targets or quotas has raised concerns among immigration advocates, who argue that numerical targets may lead to indiscriminate detentions rather than focusing on individuals with criminal records.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Palestinians and some rights groups have described such operations as unlawful collective punishment against the population that causes indiscriminate destruction and civilian casualties.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The messages said the U.S. Border Patrol was conducting an indiscriminate dragnet in the area, pulling over vehicles presumed to be carrying immigrants to work and taking dozens into custody.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Rights experts and residents have accused the army of indiscriminate airstrikes as well as attacks on civilians, most recently revenge attacks in Wad Madani this week.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time The result is an eclectic project that ranges in tone from traditional country to Austin folk to blues.—
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The movement of this lamp adds an eclectic focal point in an otherwise neutral space.—
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Ghostly encounters are peppered through the promo, to varied levels of fear.—
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In stacked and varied casts during his time on the show, Sudeikis more than held his own, displaying a star wattage (even while playing a dancing sidekick) that's gone on to serve him especially well since leaving in 2013.—
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Trump's success record at Supreme Court mixed Trump’s record at the Supreme Court during his first administration was mixed.—
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But their tens of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons and financial aid have shown mixed results.—
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In the theater space, he was involved with the company’s investment in Empire Street Productions, and assorted individual project investments on both Broadway and London’s West End (Prima Facie, The Band’s Visit).—
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During his next half-century in Springfield, Madigan saw four governors go to prison along with busloads of legislative colleagues, judges, Chicago aldermen and assorted rogues who held public office around the state.—
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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.—
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For markets, this China-first approach has been manifest in Washington’s promiscuous use of unilateral sanctions against Asian companies that interact with China’s high-tech industrial base.—
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“Indiscriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscriminate. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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