random thought

collocation in English

meaningsofrandomandthought

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random
adjective
uk
/ˈræn.dəm/us
/ˈræn.dəm/
happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofrandomandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrandom thought

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Idle andrandomthoughtsorts out complexities of modern life and allows the obvious to emerge.
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Due to arandomthoughttriggered by a chance comment, he makes a vital connection that ultimately leads him to the identity of the true perpetrator.
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I wanted to throw in a few random thoughts on both aspects.
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These were just a few random thoughts on education.
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I am expressing a few random thoughts upon what has been said.
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I have all kinds of random thoughts.
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Those are my random thoughts.
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In the end, his writings during the voyage poems, quotations, real and false log entries, and random thoughts amounted to more than 25,000 words.
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The book also includes many black-and-white photographs, lyrics, random thoughts and artwork.
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Day by day pages of seemingly random thoughts fall from her typewriter.
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The subjects of his blog would often be random thoughts on his mind, but occasionally commenting on current events.
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Even with the best experimental design, it is not possible to control and constrain all other background stimuli impinging on a subjectscanner noise, random thoughts, physical sensations, and the like.
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