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Recent Examples of unfairly
That power is often used to unfairly influence elections through massive campaign donations, to interfere with independent journalism by buying media outlets, and to suppress competition in markets.
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Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Large dogs like Remy are often unfairly passed over in shelters, compared to younger and smaller dogs.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook and Maleficent present their cases on stage and the audience decides who has been treated the most unfairly of them all.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
In court filings leading up to the Friday morning hearing, Peterson claimed her complaint was unfairly dismissed in March.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Large dogs like Remy are often unfairly passed over in shelters, compared to younger and smaller dogs.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook and Maleficent present their cases on stage and the audience decides who has been treated the most unfairly of them all.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
In court filings leading up to the Friday morning hearing, Peterson claimed her complaint was unfairly dismissed in March.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
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No one bears the consequences more cruelly than the homeless themselves.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Active grants have been cruelly rescinded, leaving community theaters, local museums, facing sudden funding gaps and uncertainty over expenses for work already underway.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cops have arrested a 28-year-old Bronx man following a brutal explosion of violence, accusing him of attacking his wife and then viciously stabbing his 12-year-old stepdaughter before hammering a screw through her skull, police and sources said Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their rollicking redo, set from dusk to hangover at a drunken bacchanal, is vibrant and viciously alive.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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The three-time Cy Young Award winner was greeted rudely by a Shohei Ohtani lead-off double, but Scherzer managed to escape the inning unscathed.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The furore surrounding Milan’s decision to play their February Serie A fixture against Como in Australia rudely interrupted what had been a silky smooth start to the season.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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