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Recent Examples of unjustified
The White House and members of Congress are working to end unjustified and politicized debanking, but that issue is completely unrelated to the debate over data aggregator access to consumer bank data.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
While many Democrats are uneasy about the executive action and call it unjustified, Bowser said there could be benefits.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
The jury concluded the homicide was an unjustified murder.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
The assault was unjustified, as the man was not given a chance to comply with commands, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
While many Democrats are uneasy about the executive action and call it unjustified, Bowser said there could be benefits.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
The jury concluded the homicide was an unjustified murder.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
The assault was unjustified, as the man was not given a chance to comply with commands, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
Adjective
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Russia is trying to paint Ukraine as the unreasonable party in negotiations, Ferris said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Darryl Morin, national president of Forward Latino, a Latino advocacy group based in Franklin, Wisconsin, said the decision erodes Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Losing Fed independence is like giving free rein to emotional, irrational decision making.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maura’s performance makes Maria Angeles so magnetic and eccentric — earthily practical on some matters, dizzily irrational on others, and sympathetically true to herself on all fronts — that all the film’s other players want for detail and texture by comparison.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a growing body of research found that police regularly performed inadequate rape investigations, deciding reports were unfounded before interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence or testing DNA.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The classic Stern misdirect briefly confused listeners and leaned into the unfounded rumors that SiriusXM wasn't planning to renew Stern’s current five-year contract, which expires in December.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Consider Turkey, where the president’s unconventional, illogical view that lower interest rates would tame inflation has led to a yearslong price spiral and the collapse of the country’s currency.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sure, it's been criticized for what some call over-the-top clichés and illogical plot twists, but for some, at least, that's part of the fun.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This was after the Zandvoort race stewards appointed by the FIA determined Williams’ Right of Review petition was admissible and then agreed Sainz’s penalty for colliding with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson was unwarranted based on new evidence.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Cincinnati's police union has said the charges against Tchervinski are unwarranted and were prompted by orders from the city.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to new research from SoFi, 44% of students and parents feel uninformed about student loans but are probably too afraid to ask questions.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Once the movie slows down, the uninformed are able to ease more readily into the plot of the film.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Putin talks with Iranian foreign minister Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow that aggression against Iran was groundless.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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That day, 30 words were broadcast, some of which were nonsensical.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy Motor City as pastiche, however, and the nonsensical bits can just about be read as part of the film’s retro charm.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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