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Recent Examples of unjustified
The vet said these acts would cause unnecessary and unjustified pain to the animals and are consistent with the definition of torture.
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The whistleblower, a former caseworker named Frances Shackelford, wrote that decisions to move elders into homes with ugly records often were premature or unjustified.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
In closing arguments, Deputy Prosecutor Paul Namie, with co-counsel Judy Massa, said no matter Lipscomb’s behavior, shooting her once in the chest was unjustified.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
As the moon and Venus clash, someone’s unwillingness to meet you halfway isn’t unjustified.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The whistleblower, a former caseworker named Frances Shackelford, wrote that decisions to move elders into homes with ugly records often were premature or unjustified.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
In closing arguments, Deputy Prosecutor Paul Namie, with co-counsel Judy Massa, said no matter Lipscomb’s behavior, shooting her once in the chest was unjustified.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
As the moon and Venus clash, someone’s unwillingness to meet you halfway isn’t unjustified.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
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Indeed, because deportation is not considered a criminal matter, the constitutional provisions protecting those accused and convicted of crimes do not apply, including prohibiting unreasonable searches and seizures, providing a lawyer and requiring a jury trial.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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That has prompted constitutional concerns around the Fourth Amendment, which prevents unreasonable search and seizure.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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With the automation of more health billing decisions, irrational results have become increasingly common.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nonetheless, nasty rumors circulated for a time — most casting unfounded suspicions on Jordan’s family, for little reason beyond their being Indigenous people.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Local election officials told the county Board of Supervisors that the complaint was unfounded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Amid all their attacks and counter-attacks, what motivates each aggrieved party comes to light, painting a rich, empathetic portrait of lives lived under immense pressure — and the illogical outlets that sometimes become our only means of relief.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Adapted by Nesbo from his fifth Harry Hole mystery (The Snowman was the seventh), Detective Hole is padded by several episodes, and the finale arrives at a conclusion that is somewhere between illogical and wholly ludicrous.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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There seemed to be an unwarranted frenzy in the speed at which everything was played, as if music were as much a sport as an artistic pursuit.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Grove City College argued that the federal government’s request amounted to unwarranted government intervention, because the college did not directly receive federal funding.—
Ryan Creps,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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That was outrageous – not merely to the teachers unions who denounced it as racist and uninformed but to their allies in the mainstream media.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Central to Maryland’s affordability crisis is the uninformed economic philosophy of Maryland Democrats.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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The former proved ultimately groundless while the latter came to pass, but not until the market was glutted.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.—
James D. Zirin,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the aspects of Outcome that resonate have nearly nothing to do with the nonsensical specter of cancel culture.—
Josh Spiegel,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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This idea that software and software-as-a-service can be disregarded in the age of AI is quite nonsensical.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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