as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
the police officer pulled over the driver, who had been spotted driving very erratically
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Recent Examples of erratically
Existing wildfires could explode in size and move erratically with new fires potentially growing rapidly as well.
—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Players walk down a narrow beam, timing their pace to maneuver between giant, erratically swinging (faux) axes.
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Later that same day, police stopped Parker on the road for driving erratically.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Meanwhile, Parker had driven off with the baby and was pulled over for driving erratically.
—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
According to a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former county social worker, Dennis Finn, both the victims’ grandmother and Hickman’s landlord had called a county hotline and said the woman was acting erratically in the days before the girls’ deaths.
—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Police had also received a call from a witness about a truck driving erratically at five miles per hour.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Most of them turned off, some blinking erratically and in need of a reset.
—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
After killing Simmons-Hancock, Parker was pulled over by state troopers for driving erratically.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Players walk down a narrow beam, timing their pace to maneuver between giant, erratically swinging (faux) axes.
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Later that same day, police stopped Parker on the road for driving erratically.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Meanwhile, Parker had driven off with the baby and was pulled over for driving erratically.
—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
According to a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former county social worker, Dennis Finn, both the victims’ grandmother and Hickman’s landlord had called a county hotline and said the woman was acting erratically in the days before the girls’ deaths.
—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Police had also received a call from a witness about a truck driving erratically at five miles per hour.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Most of them turned off, some blinking erratically and in need of a reset.
—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
After killing Simmons-Hancock, Parker was pulled over by state troopers for driving erratically.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erratically
randomly
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
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Iran got a midfielder from Germany when his aunt, a television and film star in Tehran, randomly posted a family photo on social media.
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“Erratically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erratically. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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