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Recent Examples of undeserved
Bernardino’s trade almost feels like an undeserved punishment.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In West’s opinion, the east side has a bad reputation that’s undeserved and outdated.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In West’s opinion, the east side has a bad reputation that’s undeserved and outdated.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
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The probes, which will be conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, aim to identify unfair trade practices, particularly structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The company was also accused of fabricating unfair charges when renters moved out, resulting in consumers paying improper fees for normal wear-and-tear, damage that happened before move-in and renovations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some countries have laws administer what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Other suburban communities have either banned single-use plastic bags or taxed them due to their environmental impact, and the city leaders felt a tax or a fee on the bags would be too difficult to impose and collect and an outright ban would not cause an undue burden.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Implying, as some Democrats seem to be doing, that the elimination of a foreign administration committed to terrorism might be unjustified or wrong is political folly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Williams is relatively clueless beyond opposition to unjustified, racially discriminatory use of lethal force on display in the deaths of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and a disturbing chronicle of other homicides.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ivey said executing Burton while the triggerman avoided capital punishment would be fundamentally unjust, marking only her second clemency grant since taking office.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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For Madison, such persecution was blatantly unjust.—
Corey D. B. Walker,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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There’s barely a line of dialogue from any secondary character that doesn’t sound ripped from Twitter — not unmerited, just fatiguing.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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But those fears are unwarranted, according to Jennifer Cady, Minnesota Power’s vice president of external affairs.—
Peter Passi,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, Anne Lehman, who runs the mutual aid services for Smitten Kitten, says the influx brought unwarranted attention to the store.—
Marielle Mohs,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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