as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
try to avoid undue delay responding to e-mails
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Recent Examples of undue
This undue stress negatively affects a child's health and emotional wellness.
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Theo Wolf, CNBC, 24 July 2025
However, let the hiring process proceed independently, without undue influence from you.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2025
To eliminate undue risk, perhaps the trust fund should start with the smallest banks and buy CDs equal to no more than 10% of a bank’s deposits.
—Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
That is very much the case here, with Matias clearly putting undue importance on what happened between him and Alexander all those years ago.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 July 2025
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Theo Wolf, CNBC, 24 July 2025
However, let the hiring process proceed independently, without undue influence from you.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2025
To eliminate undue risk, perhaps the trust fund should start with the smallest banks and buy CDs equal to no more than 10% of a bank’s deposits.
—Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
That is very much the case here, with Matias clearly putting undue importance on what happened between him and Alexander all those years ago.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undue
Adjective
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But around 50% of students feel that excessive reliance on AI could harm their academic performance, according to research from the Digital Education Council in 2024.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hot days tax the body greatly and if your body is not up to the challenge, excessive environmental heat can result in severe injury and even death.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Scientists say the findings shed new light on the potential for life to exist in extreme environments using the chemical compound methane instead of sunlight.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The costs of extreme weather, supply chain disruptions, and falling labor productivity are all visible on the horizon, with ample academic research to back them up.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Even if a cold spell follows warm weather, if the temperature has already been stabilized at 58 to 60 degrees those same steep banks and dams on the downwind shore are spots to bet on.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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Failure to comply can carry steep penalties, with fines ranging from thousands to millions of dollars.—
Sagi Eliyahu,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undue. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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