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Recent Examples of unmerited
The very picture of God’s unmerited favor and love.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 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
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
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 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
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
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmerited
Adjective
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What a torrent of encouragement and loving advice and undeserved flattery over the years!—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Nixon was in favor, but the proposal was cut down in Congress as an undeserved handout.—
Augustine Sedgewick,
Time,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Many schools that served mostly low-income students were issued D’s and F’s, which many educators and parents found unfair.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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But South Korean cars from Hyundai and Kia factor significantly into the $66-billion trade deficit that Trump has decried as unfair.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Because Stablecoins are pinned to the value of conventional currencies - usually the dollar - they can be used for rapid and cost-effective cross-border transactions without exposing participants to undue volatility.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Advertisement Progressives also encountered reversals as the wealthy fought to regain undue political influence.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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The argument has been made that the application of the death penalty represents the legitimate self-defense of society from an unjust aggressor — that is, the murderer.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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On the back of their most successful Premier League season, this outcome threatens to overshadow their outstanding achievement and the joy that came with it in the most unjust manner.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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And in Amici States, the unjustified deployment of military personnel to California stokes fear that the same will happen throughout the nation.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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According to court documents and several former Elkhart officers, their aggressive tactics here targeted citizens, especially Black residents, with harassment, unjustified force and bogus arrests.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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In the replies to the post, many people agreed that the bride's response was unexpected and unwarranted.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Your attempts to undermine her legacy are unwarranted and unacceptable.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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