aimlessly

adverb

as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method wandered aimlessly through the forest until we were hopelessly lost

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Recent Examples of aimlessly Locals were concerned by the thousands of mostly young men aimlessly walking the streets. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 Fox will pace aimlessly around the putting green, or speak with Smith to avoid overthinking in between shots. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Without clear governance, agents roam aimlessly through data warehouses looking for credible information, then check the results after the fact — wasting time and tokens, and generating inconsistent actions. — Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Humans aren’t a definitive host for the worms, and they become destined to aimlessly wander through our meat sacks. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 Instead, leave some time to wander aimlessly, taking whichever turns seem most intriguing. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 The two of us drifted aimlessly. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 Too much for a pocket, these small yet crucial items usually float aimlessly in a big bag. — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026 Scrolling your phone aimlessly can feel awkward. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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randomly
Adverb
  • Researchers enrolled 200 Chinese adults over 50 and randomly assigned them to either tai chi or cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The duo randomly met up at a Chicago airport in 2016 and took a photo to commemorate the occasion.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of randomly

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