as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
unduly upset by the slight delay of our departure
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Recent Examples of unduly
The trial court ruling concluded that the association did not provide any evidence or proof that the requests were overly burdensome or unduly taxed its resources, and found the association’s rule to be unreasonable and unenforceable.
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Laura Manning-Hudson, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
These laws exist to protect the public by preventing the federal government from being unduly influenced by narrow interests when disseminating evidence that informs policy decisions.
—H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Until recently, the United States, like most other market democracies, was generally regarded as not suffering unduly from corruption.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
And as a result, taxpayer money was unduly shoveled into the coffers of states, healthcare providers and insurance plans.
—Jeremy Nighohossian, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
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Laura Manning-Hudson, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
These laws exist to protect the public by preventing the federal government from being unduly influenced by narrow interests when disseminating evidence that informs policy decisions.
—H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Until recently, the United States, like most other market democracies, was generally regarded as not suffering unduly from corruption.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
And as a result, taxpayer money was unduly shoveled into the coffers of states, healthcare providers and insurance plans.
—Jeremy Nighohossian, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unduly
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Enter Ned Sampson, an ebullient, well-meaning, and overly earnest Softees salesman extraordinaire who’s transferred from Chicago to Toledo to run TTT.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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If things get bad enough in the economy that the Fed has to cut more aggressively sooner rather than later, that’s not exactly a sign of a market where investors are likely to be overly aggressive with their own risk profile, either.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Needing 30-plus yards for a first down in two plays proved too much, and the Texans turned the ball over on downs.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unduly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unduly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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