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Recent Examples of unjustified
But his proudest legacy may be breeding cultural interpreters who won’t let the world fall into the Thucydides Trap, the unjustified fear of a rising power.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Since that 2006 decision, Pluto's legion of supporters have insisted that the demotion was unjustified and have demanded that the astronomical organization responsible for the ruling reconsider.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Within the parameters of a game—where non-player characters essentially function as different disguises for, and manifestations of, a single narrative engine—such paranoia might not be unjustified.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Since that 2006 decision, Pluto's legion of supporters have insisted that the demotion was unjustified and have demanded that the astronomical organization responsible for the ruling reconsider.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Within the parameters of a game—where non-player characters essentially function as different disguises for, and manifestations of, a single narrative engine—such paranoia might not be unjustified.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
Adjective
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However, investing in public institutions and infrastructure is a costly endeavor that can seem unreasonable when local officials are struggling to balance budgets without increasing tax burdens.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Nineteen recent clinical trials on kratom leaf document no evidence of severe addiction or significant or unreasonable adverse effects.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Because oceanfront homes satisfy both sides of the luxury equation—the rational and the irrational.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The American origin story is rooted in the notion that George III was its vanquished villain, an irrational tyrant who oppressed the American colonists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Many Peruvians accuse her of being a bad loser, who for months refused to acknowledge her loss in 2016 and then made unfounded accusations of electoral fraud in 2021.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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That is huge considering how badly cyber stocks had sold off earlier in the year on what Jim Cramer said all along were unfounded disruption concerns.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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He’s made his way into the backrooms and finds that the place keeps going, offering up illogical doorways and holes in the floor.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Many professional teams pretzel themselves into illogical positions when putting and keeping players on their rosters.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Bounds joked that Evans lives rent-free in his opponents’ heads, while two of Bounds’ friends, Kristen Saponaro Fleming-Wood and Angie Thor, both of whom are politically involved, said the vitriol directed at Evans is unwarranted.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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Two big pockets handle the essentials, the stripe pattern handles the styling, and the $17 price handles the (unwarranted) guilt of an impulse buy.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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That's the endless complaint from a number of uninformed fans, outside observers, certain media members and opposing owners happy to push for a salary cap to guarantee themselves more profits.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Whether or not there was ever actually a schism, the rumor mill was confident and uninformed.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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But too often groundless complaints are filed concerning behavior that was an unremarkable part of growing up just a generation ago.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2026
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China says such allegations are groundless.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Popularized by a beer commercial during the 1986 World Cup, it’s used to rally on teams with its repetitive (albeit nonsensical) syllables as well as its upbeat ending.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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But the actors are reduced to joke machines trapped in a nonsensical nonplot, and while some of those gags yield laughs, a far greater number fall flat.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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