unreasonably

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Recent Examples of unreasonably The Justice Department was required to prove Lander knowingly and unreasonably obstructed the usual use of elevators and an elevator lobby. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 And while Cathy has always been a famous beauty, Pugh is looking almost unreasonably chic as the arguable tyrant/Satan analog. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 As the 70th edition of the world’s greatest and most unreasonably extravagant song contest, this year’s Eurovision should have been a cause for celebration. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026 Stuck in the desert somewhere just south of the American border, Zendaya’s desperate, unreasonably chipper addict is trying to get a duffel bag filled with who knows what from Chihuahua back to California, but her off-road route is filled with impediments. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 Jurors are being asked to decide whether the formula is unreasonably dangerous for certain preterm babies, whether Abbott failed to adequately warn about the dangers and risks of the formula, and whether Abbott was negligent. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 In March 2024, Chicago filed a lawsuit alleging that Glock had unreasonably endangered its residents. Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 Glen Powell is an unreasonably charming actor at his best playing funny, good-hearted guys. New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonably
Adverb
  • Vagner was tall, unbearably handsome and disarmingly charming.
    Lisa Poliak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • But today, the home sits almost unbearably silent.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Adverb
  • Cicero has been my nemesis in this book, for unconscionably grasping for elder power and offering up rationales for doing so repeated over the centuries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Unbelievably, unconscionably, ICE agents are killing American citizens such as Renee Good.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • As such, the Cartier odd-ball is now not only obscenely overpriced but very much over-worn.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Al’s is famous for its obscenely generous loaded baked potatoes, the kind locals stretch across four meals.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.
    Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Adverb
  • The legal scholars watching this expect the eventual fights to turn on old questions, whether a state law unduly burdens interstate commerce, whether federal rules quietly override it.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Cynics think that Manchesterism is a mirage and that Burnham is unduly hogging the credit for the regeneration of the city’s downtown.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • But lawyers and digital privacy experts argue that the deal raises questions about who will have access to the massive cache of health data and whether it could be inappropriately accessed and exploited.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026
  • According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Adverb
  • Doing glute exercises excessively and especially improperly can lead to injury.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

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