as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
a team that is notorious throughout the league for its record of unfair play
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Recent Examples of unfair
Bloomberg News data The Dallas Morning News’ most recent reporting uses H-1B visa lottery and petition data obtained by Bloomberg from USCIS through a Freedom of Information Act request and lawsuit, which the outlet used in its investigation of unfair visa practices published July 2024.
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Sports narratives are terribly unfair.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
At that point, the labor group accused the WGA West of unfair labor practices and negotiating in bad faith, allegations that the WGA West refuted.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Changing the unfair part requires also changing the simple part.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Sports narratives are terribly unfair.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
At that point, the labor group accused the WGA West of unfair labor practices and negotiating in bad faith, allegations that the WGA West refuted.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Changing the unfair part requires also changing the simple part.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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Scherzer, one of few pitchers who still runs foul poles after starts, was taking on players in their early-to-mid-20s to footraces after workouts.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lee received a technical foul after being bothered by an offensive foul call on Grant Williams and immediately was sent off by head referee John Goble.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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The mother of three was first spotted with the hunky Larocca, in October 2024, about six months after the nasty breakup with Hall.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Talarico remarked that the nasty interloper would provide good color for my story, and then recalled the time that former Governor Rick Perry had encountered a coyote while running outside Austin—and shot it dead.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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