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Recent Examples of unmerited
There’s barely a line of dialogue from any secondary character that doesn’t sound ripped from Twitter — not unmerited, just fatiguing.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Lest you be concerned, there's no unmerited nepotism here.
—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
Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Lest you be concerned, there's no unmerited nepotism here.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmerited
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Creating unwanted and undeserved chaos on the streets of America.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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For their part, private law firms told the Tribune their work is critical in defending the strained city budget against people who may be seeking an undeserved payout.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, within just a few years the FLW and Bassmaster professional tours fully banned the use of the A-rig in tournaments, claiming an unfair advantage and various issues with state regulations.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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The report also found certain undergraduate admissions practices appeared unfair to the public, specifically the preferential treatment of certain applicants, including legacies, varsity athletes, and children of faculty, staff, and donors.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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In North Carolina, a contract can be voided if it was reached through undue influence — if there is such a power imbalance that someone who agreed to a contract did not act freely.—
Ryan Oehrli
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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Aurora Corporation Council Yordana Wysocki said the required disclosures were designed to address concerns about undue influence over city officials, but that they were narrowed down to protect people’s privacy rights.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The exploitation of this tragedy to demonize Haitian immigrants and dismantle humanitarian protections is both unjust and deeply harmful.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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This finding suggests that people perceive health inequality as unjust and are less likely to blame LGBTQ+ individuals for those circumstances.—
Nathaniel M. Tran,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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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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