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slapdash

[slap-dash] / ˈslæpˌdæʃ /


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Church scorned French Impressionism as slapdash, and Ms. Johnson suggests that his work became less popular simply because it was superseded by a more innovative style.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The composition of these black-and-white street photographs seems slapdash, but the images work brilliantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

District Court in Boston, that had blocked the administration’s slapdash deportations while legal challenges wend through the courts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Bob’s main instrument of choice these days is a grand piano, and sometimes his execution on that is masterful, and other times it feels a little slapdash.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

This she says to the two women on the sofa, her usual peremptory rough-cut slapdash manner, and as usual she gets away with it.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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