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Recent Examples of unjustified
These companies benefit from the speed and cost savings of blockchain payments, without the constant fear of account closures or unjustified delays.
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Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced criticism over the conflict, as many world leaders view the invasion as unjustified and in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Patrick Hendry, the president of the Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents NYPD officers, believes the charges against Alongi and Cianfrocco are unjustified and unfair.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
This reaction isn’t entirely unjustified when examining most of the 80-proof bottles on the market.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced criticism over the conflict, as many world leaders view the invasion as unjustified and in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Patrick Hendry, the president of the Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents NYPD officers, believes the charges against Alongi and Cianfrocco are unjustified and unfair.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
This reaction isn’t entirely unjustified when examining most of the 80-proof bottles on the market.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
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The letter came in response to a September argument from the CPSC that the launching of a new rule-compliant product undermined the argument that the rule was unreasonable.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is not unreasonable in the least.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The study, published on the research platform arXiv, found that once the models were allowed to vary their bets and set their own targets, irrational behavior surged — and bankruptcy became a common outcome.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The start of the trial in Paris comes three months after Brigitte and her husband sued right-wing American podcaster Candace Owens for making similar unfounded allegations about Brigitte's gender on a public platform.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Lone Star State is no stranger to conspiracy theories – from baseless claims that cloud seeding caused deadly floods last July to unfounded fears that a routine military training exercise in 2015 was a secret plot to impose martial law in Texas and confiscate firearms.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Word also, unfortunately, retains some seemingly illogical features from versions that date back several decades.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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The film had transformed from the messy, illogical version I’d first seen into a hilarious, shrewd, contemplative work of art.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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Due process would allow for potential Cinnas to demonstrate innocence and remove themselves from the unwarranted threat; without it, everyone is imperiled.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bowman has been charged with fiduciary embezzlement and unwarranted privilege for her misuse of bail funds, and forgery and uttering for creating and submitting a false recognizance form.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the staff was undertrained and uninformed, which forced them to have to scramble to find accommodations for Nieder’s condition.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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This would prevent arbitrary or uninformed measures from being taken.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week, Sulton said the new criminal case is groundless and accused prosecutors of bringing additional charges because Spencer rejected a plea deal on the first case.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The most extreme version of this debate over Kirk’s views on Israel emerged with shocking velocity after his death, in the form of groundless claims that he’d been killed by the Israelis.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The science author Stuart Clark notes that the concept was nonsensical to contemporary scientists, who assumed that magnetism could not break free from a magnet and that the Sun’s energy radiated equally across its surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Concerned friends, both mine and his, counseled against him posting rambling, nonsensical monologues, and about his drug use.—
Coley Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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