as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
baseless rumors that the baseball player was using steroids
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Adjective
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Solomon, 47, of Fairburn, was arraigned in federal court on June 17 on charges of using unreasonable force and obstructing justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025 -
California Department of Education officials in 2018 found that school staff used unreasonable and unnecessary force in restraining Max.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Zillow has disputed Compass’ characterization, stating that the lawsuit is unfounded and the new rule was enacted in the spirit of fairness.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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This spring, multiple NATO officials told me that any sense of anxiety about America’s contribution to European security was unfounded: after all, nothing has changed in terms of the allocation of hard power.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The site has a history of promoting groundless conspiracy theories.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, Gottlieb and Hudson blasted the lawsuit as legally groundless and an effort to silence the actress.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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As the Diddy trial continues to make headlines, the rise of cosplay journalism driven by influencers and content creators sharing unsubstantiated claims is eroding the foundation of trustworthy news.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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In an Instagram post, Northgate said reports of raids at its stores were unsubstantiated.—
Lauren Ng,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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