without reason

idiom

: without having a reason for something
You can be fired without reason.

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People do not abandon their families, their homes, and their futures without reason. Helena Carpio, Time, 16 Jan. 2026 August 2025 Nine of Swords: The cards show August stirs the pot for you emotionally, Cancer, but not without reason. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2025 All those years later, Jensen was often angry without reason. Dan Pompei, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025 Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests. Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for without reason

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“Without reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20reason. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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