as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
customers affected by the increase in the service fee complained they were getting a raw deal
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Recent Examples of raw deal
The Big 12 commissioner was in Fort Worth on Monday to meet the new director of athletics at TCU, and the topic of conversation is how his league has performed this postseason, specifically the raw deals for both BYU and Arizona State.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Whether the Blues hiring Montgomery and moving on from Bannister becomes reality or remains a rumor, the remote possibility would be a very raw deal for Bannister.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Lil Rel Howery, effortlessly funny in most of his other films, gets an equally raw deal as Moose, the Sancho Panza to Harold’s Don Quixote.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
But lots of people get raw deals, pick themselves up and get the job done.
—WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Whether the Blues hiring Montgomery and moving on from Bannister becomes reality or remains a rumor, the remote possibility would be a very raw deal for Bannister.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Lil Rel Howery, effortlessly funny in most of his other films, gets an equally raw deal as Moose, the Sancho Panza to Harold’s Don Quixote.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
But lots of people get raw deals, pick themselves up and get the job done.
—WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw deal
Noun
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So that's an exceptionalism that in quite severe terms suggests sacrifice to right wrongs.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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From launching a secret OnlyFans account and becoming the teary bride at a gory wedding-gone-wrong to her eerie ending in that big, lonely, ugly mansion, Sweeney's character centered a large portion of the show's finale.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
1 June 2026
Noun
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While injustice certainly still exists in the world, no one can still pretend that slavery can be reconciled with individual human rights.—
Jeremy D. Popkin,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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This illustrated guide teaches readers about systemic racism, along with tools to fight injustice and implement antiracism in their everyday lives.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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