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
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.
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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
Selection Sunday madness March sadness: These bubble teams were snubbed by the committee Good break or raw deal?
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
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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
Selection Sunday madness March sadness: These bubble teams were snubbed by the committee Good break or raw deal?
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw deal
Noun
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Officials have a duty to right the wrongs of the past, not repeat them.—
Gustavo Rivera,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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This year, Maryland has a chance to right this wrong and end the process of automatically charging children as adults for certain offenses.—
Erika Strauss Chavarria,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
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In Canada, campaigns like #TruthAndReconciliation, #EveryChildMatters and #MMIWG focus on confronting historical injustice and amplifying Indigenous voices calling for systemic reform.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mining for gems, minerals specimens and fossils isn't as intensive as ore mining, but the industry can still be party to environmental destruction, human rights abuses and social injustices.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Raw deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20deal. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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