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shotgun approaches

shotgun approaches is the plural of shotgun approach.

Meaning of shotgun approach

Noun

shotgun approach (plural shotgun approaches)

  1. (idiomatic) An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.
    • She seems to take the shotgun approach to holiday shopping, buying many smaller, generic gifts for everybody.

Questions about shotgun approaches

What is shotgun approaches the plural of?
Shotgun approaches is the plural of shotgun approach.

Words near shotgun approaches in the dictionary

  1. shotfiring
  2. shotglass
  3. shotglasses
  4. shotgun
  5. shotgun approach
  6. shotgun approaches
  7. shotgun cloning
  8. shotgun debugging
  9. shotgun double
  10. shotgun doubles
  11. shotgun fungi

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