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Recent Examples of unreasonably
In other words, under the law of nuisance, a property owner can’t unreasonably use their property to damage another property, whether the damage is caused by ashes or by sound.
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Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Biden believed, not unreasonably, that his experience and temperament had uniquely positioned him to steady the ship.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive, particularly a $65 million punitive damage award, and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Jake Offenhartz, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
The judge reasoned that permitting Richardson to referee games during the height of the pandemic would have been unreasonably disruptive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Also in 2023, an officer was accused of unreasonably slamming an inmate to the ground and ignoring his need for medical help.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Biden believed, not unreasonably, that his experience and temperament had uniquely positioned him to steady the ship.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive, particularly a $65 million punitive damage award, and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Jake Offenhartz, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
The judge reasoned that permitting Richardson to referee games during the height of the pandemic would have been unreasonably disruptive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Also in 2023, an officer was accused of unreasonably slamming an inmate to the ground and ignoring his need for medical help.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonably
Adverb
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Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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These activists have obscenely defaced this beloved institution.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the fact that single men are deciding to start families on their own, some of them paying extravagantly for egg donation and surrogacy, might also say something about just how important fatherhood is for many men today.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Wenner also wrote that Frisch was unduly anthropomorphizing bees.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rourke said the 2024 changes to the law unduly handicap his office.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The earliest accusation came in 1993 when the stepdaughter claimed to relatives that Errol touched her inappropriately at the family’s home.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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In April 2024, Timothy Daugherty was pulled from his substitute teaching job at Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland Township after he was accused and later charged with inappropriately touching six victims, who were 9 to 11 years old.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While our villa had not been recently refreshed, the only telltale sign was the excessively large switches and dimmers trailing up the walls.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Off-road, the shorter wheelbase of the Grenadier can occasionally feel awkward, lifting tires into the air excessively despite the solid axle’s articulation.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Unreasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasonably. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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