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Recent Examples of unmerited
Lest you be concerned, there's no unmerited nepotism here.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The very picture of God’s unmerited favor and love.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 July 2025
Aimee Zavala, a twenty-nine-year-old who left the area around this time, believed that the police response was unmerited.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Now, half a century ago, Congress realized that Social Security benefit windfalls for public sector employees were costly, unnecessary and unmerited.
—Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Some have claimed that the cuts are unmerited, given that culture funding accounts for just over 2 percent of Berlin city budget.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
This does not excuse the subsequent Republican descent into conspiracy-theory madness and all that has followed from that, but the kernel of mistrust at the center of that paranoiac outlook is not entirely unmerited.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 26 May 2021
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The very picture of God’s unmerited favor and love.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 July 2025
Aimee Zavala, a twenty-nine-year-old who left the area around this time, believed that the police response was unmerited.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Now, half a century ago, Congress realized that Social Security benefit windfalls for public sector employees were costly, unnecessary and unmerited.
—Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Some have claimed that the cuts are unmerited, given that culture funding accounts for just over 2 percent of Berlin city budget.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
This does not excuse the subsequent Republican descent into conspiracy-theory madness and all that has followed from that, but the kernel of mistrust at the center of that paranoiac outlook is not entirely unmerited.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 26 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmerited
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There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In West’s opinion, the east side has a bad reputation that’s undeserved and outdated.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Any employer in a joint-employer relationship can be deemed liable for an unfair labor practice or other unlawful acts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The athletes asked the state to amend regulations to keep biological males from joining girls’ teams or using female locker rooms, saying the lack of clear rules was unfair and unsafe.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For human rights advocates, Johnson’s reluctance to forcefully criticize Bukele at the time was a sign of his undue deference to the Salvadoran leader.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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That dynamic, which has afforded undue warmaking powers within an already increasingly powerful executive branch, is now being cited as a thin legal justification for expanding counterterrorism operations into the Caribbean.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the way Arsenal snatched victory (and then a point) from Newcastle United late on at St James’ Park on Sunday did not feel unjust given the balance of play.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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What was done to you was unjust, unfair, racist and wrong.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These companies benefit from the speed and cost savings of blockchain payments, without the constant fear of account closures or unjustified delays.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
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Umpires take a lot of unwarranted criticism across Major League Baseball, but this is one instance where Scott Barry deserves to take some heat for this decision.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Though his paranoia is not unwarranted.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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