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Recent Examples of unfairly
Fairly or unfairly, genuinely or cynically, questions about Mamdani and Israel—and Palestine, and Jews, and faith, and war, and peace—appear likely to continue.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Far from unfairly penalizing longtime homeowners, state property tax laws do the exact opposite.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
In papers filed Saturday, defense lawyers complained that prosecutors treated their clients unfairly by rewriting the indictment to add charges the defense has not had time to investigate.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
According to iSpot’s original complaint in 2021, EDO unfairly accessed iSpot’s proprietary data, replicated it and passed it off to clients as its own original work.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Far from unfairly penalizing longtime homeowners, state property tax laws do the exact opposite.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
In papers filed Saturday, defense lawyers complained that prosecutors treated their clients unfairly by rewriting the indictment to add charges the defense has not had time to investigate.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
According to iSpot’s original complaint in 2021, EDO unfairly accessed iSpot’s proprietary data, replicated it and passed it off to clients as its own original work.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
Adverb
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Edward cruelly abandons his wife to pursue a wealthy and high-status noblewoman (Bella Heathcote).—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
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But instead of sharing in that tenderness, her in-laws reacted cruelly.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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For many, qualifying will represent the fruition of a lifelong, viciously competitive goal.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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Nickerson, 13, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was viciously attacked by two Cane Corsos and a Rottweiler, according to CBC, Global News and The Globe and Mail.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.—
Eric Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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For instance, the Alfie who was very serious about Mindy one night before would not suddenly bail because her ex — whom Mindy blocked everywhere — rudely accosted her at her job.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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