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Recent Examples of undeserved
What a torrent of encouragement and loving advice and undeserved flattery over the years!
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John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Nixon was in favor, but the proposal was cut down in Congress as an undeserved handout.
—Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025
Chapman’s walk-off homer, his first since June 20, 2019 with the Oakland A’s, not only gave the Giants their fourth straight win but saved Webb from an undeserved loss.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
In 1998, Moore started an eponymous foundation to provide educational, cultural and recreational activities for undeserved youth.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Nixon was in favor, but the proposal was cut down in Congress as an undeserved handout.
—Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025
Chapman’s walk-off homer, his first since June 20, 2019 with the Oakland A’s, not only gave the Giants their fourth straight win but saved Webb from an undeserved loss.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
In 1998, Moore started an eponymous foundation to provide educational, cultural and recreational activities for undeserved youth.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
Adjective
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Asking them to police a city is unfair — to them, and to the people they’re supposed to serve.—
Eric Chastain,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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There’s a dip after that — but this, of course, is a bit unfair as the players of this generation are continuing to pick up caps.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In some cases of undue influence, the capacity declaration can be done by a social worker instead of a doctor, said Lisa Pate, chief deputy public administrator guardian conservator for Santa Clara County’s Office of the Public Administrator Guardian Conservator.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Crucially, the slush fund scandal led the LDP to dismantle its factional system, long considered the root of undue influence of money on politics but which for decades had structured intraparty competition over funds and appointments.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No doubt, these groups recognize the slippery slope that would open up if the government can simply deny constitutional rights to individuals based on broad and unjustified discrimination based on identity.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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This folly—which Iran has sternly warned against—is immoral, unjustified, and unlawful.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lawsuit accuses Facebook's parent company, Meta, of negligence and breach of contract after continuously deactiving his commercial account for unjust and improper reasons.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Which land’s unjust deeds does one examine?—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The very picture of God’s unmerited favor and love.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Aimee Zavala, a twenty-nine-year-old who left the area around this time, believed that the police response was unmerited.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Negative reviews can heavily influence the purchasing decisions of readers, librarians, teachers, and booksellers, even if the accusations in those reviews are unfair and unwarranted.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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Levying unwarranted taxes can have negative impacts on a jurisdiction.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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