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
The investigatory demand seeks to chill their services and advocacy, places an undue burden on Exodus to fulfill the request, exposes private information of its clients, and deters potential clients, according to the complaint.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
Pension funds have to work on ways and means to invest through venture capital funds without undue risk.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
On top of the loud, grating sound that ensues, these uneven roads can cause undue stress on your bag’s wheels and axles, shortening their lifespan in the process.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the hearing, Campbell asked attorneys for both sides to try to agree on a limited injunction that would bar the government from prosecuting groups like churches to help alleviate undue fear.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Sep. 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
Pension funds have to work on ways and means to invest through venture capital funds without undue risk.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
On top of the loud, grating sound that ensues, these uneven roads can cause undue stress on your bag’s wheels and axles, shortening their lifespan in the process.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the hearing, Campbell asked attorneys for both sides to try to agree on a limited injunction that would bar the government from prosecuting groups like churches to help alleviate undue fear.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undue
Adjective
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Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Typically, when there is an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease, Tennessee saw excessive rain in spring and early summer with dry coditions in late summer, the agency said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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During the third quarter, Fever star Kelsey Mitchell left the court due to extreme cramping in her lower body.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the plan roundly ignores the contributions of climate change to the state's extreme heat problem.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Similar protests occurred in Brazil over steep living costs and poor healthcare and education ahead of the country hosting the 2014 World Cup tournament.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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This figure marks a steep decline from last year’s already historic low of 31%, and continues a nearly five-decade slide from the high of 68% recorded in 1972.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undue. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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