Collocations for "random"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "random" in context.
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random
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- pick a random [page, color, number]
- [shows, displays] a random [photo, article]
- random security checks
- using random variables
- in a random sample of [voters, members]
- it was not a random [attack, target, selection]
- a random [playlist, order]
- choose a random [password, username]
- keep having random [thoughts]
- random [thoughts] keep occurring to me
- well, that was random
- this is completely random, but
- have too much random stuff
- random and useless
- [completely, seemingly] random
- will be [chosen, selected, added, drawn] at random
- a [page, text, item, paragraph] chosen at random
- pick a random [page, color, number]
- [shows, displays] a random [photo, article]
- random security checks
- using random variables
- in a random sample of [voters, members]
- it was not a random [attack, target, selection]
- a random [playlist, order]
- choose a random [password, username]
- keep having random [thoughts]
- random [thoughts] keep occurring to me
- well, that was random
- this is completely random, but
- have too much random stuff
- random and useless
- [completely, seemingly] random
- will be [chosen, selected, added, drawn] at random
- a [page, text, item, paragraph] chosen at random
- random-sized [cuts, stones, clothes]
'random' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):