as in random
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
he enjoyed taking aimless walks through the park
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And his impulse was to build a show that felt purposely aimless.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Think of it: 99% of the Democrats in Congress, both the House and the Senate, voted to shut the government down to try to make some sort of aimless political point.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Mar. 2025
Especially in times of market uncertainty or volatility, our attention tends to be sucked into the bottomless vortex of pointless prognostication and aimless activity.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Koogler is interested in human smallness, in our cosmic lack of control, and the softness of his gaze can render Deep Blue Sound’s exploration of existential uncertainty wonderfully funny and affecting in some moments, diffused and aimless in others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Think of it: 99% of the Democrats in Congress, both the House and the Senate, voted to shut the government down to try to make some sort of aimless political point.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Mar. 2025
Especially in times of market uncertainty or volatility, our attention tends to be sucked into the bottomless vortex of pointless prognostication and aimless activity.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Koogler is interested in human smallness, in our cosmic lack of control, and the softness of his gaze can render Deep Blue Sound’s exploration of existential uncertainty wonderfully funny and affecting in some moments, diffused and aimless in others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Aimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimless. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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