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Recent Examples of unfairly
Cramer bought CrowdStrike on Tuesday, saying it’s being unfairly punished by the software slide.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
In a pair of lawsuits, Harvard said it’s being unfairly penalized for refusing to adopt the administration’s views.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Is Spider-Man 3 fairly or unfairly maligned?
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Perhaps unfairly, Bill Belichick needs to wait his turn to get into Canton.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
In a pair of lawsuits, Harvard said it’s being unfairly penalized for refusing to adopt the administration’s views.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Is Spider-Man 3 fairly or unfairly maligned?
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Perhaps unfairly, Bill Belichick needs to wait his turn to get into Canton.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
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Deflatingly, this last-four tie was effectively over as a contest after less than seven minutes of the second leg, when Dan Burn’s slide tackle cruelly bounced off Omar Marmoush and looped over a helpless Aaron Ramsdale, before two further goals followed inside the opening 32 minutes.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ray can be cruelly withholding.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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One kind of viciously efficient profit motive was seeking the destruction of a somewhat different business mode.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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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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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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Like Cincinnati police, Schuler said sheriff's office supervisors usually take on complaints regarding less severe policy violations, such as a deputy speeding on a highway or answering the phone rudely.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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With Paisley in his ear, Bryan rudely interrupts Dylan to disparage Michigan and Illinois and whispers to Underwood about bench pressing.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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