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
In the digital economy, things are far more efficient and the rule is probably unduly generous.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Debates have heated up between investors on whether Tesla’s fundamentals have justified the stock’s recent declines — or whether the market has unduly punished shares.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The market was unduly harsh to software companies with big cash flow but also high price-to earnings ratios.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Key hair artist and hair department head, Frédérique Arguello, has been saying publicly that she was unduly passed over for Scarselli, her assistant, who took over as a key hair artist for 15 days at the end of the shoot, notably on Elizabeth’s and Sue’s (Margaret Qualley) final form.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Debates have heated up between investors on whether Tesla’s fundamentals have justified the stock’s recent declines — or whether the market has unduly punished shares.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The market was unduly harsh to software companies with big cash flow but also high price-to earnings ratios.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Key hair artist and hair department head, Frédérique Arguello, has been saying publicly that she was unduly passed over for Scarselli, her assistant, who took over as a key hair artist for 15 days at the end of the shoot, notably on Elizabeth’s and Sue’s (Margaret Qualley) final form.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unduly
Adverb
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There is a condition that some have labeled celebrity worship syndrome, defining it as an obsessive-addictive disorder where people become overly involved with celebrities’ personal lives.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The conventional chain-of-thought is a bit overly loose and inadvertently allows AI to wander and be verbose.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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But the inflation-dampening effects of tariffs could persist and even widen in the April CPI report, set to be released Tuesday, and the May numbers too, Sweet said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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So there’s an element of being able to let go and release and not spend too much time thinking about those things.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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“Unduly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unduly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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