as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
an unsupported claim that the structure was built by Vikings
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Recent Examples of unsupported
On March 9, a department insider leaked to Reuters that the CDC planned to study unsupported claims of a link between vaccines and autism.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Many of Zeldin’s claims remain unsupported, and some are flat-out false.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The foundation also wants to create connections and provide resources for families who are feeling isolated and unsupported.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Political conservatives in the U.S. have promulgated conspiracy theories, unsupported by scientific evidence, that the shots and their relatively new technology are dangerous.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Many of Zeldin’s claims remain unsupported, and some are flat-out false.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The foundation also wants to create connections and provide resources for families who are feeling isolated and unsupported.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Political conservatives in the U.S. have promulgated conspiracy theories, unsupported by scientific evidence, that the shots and their relatively new technology are dangerous.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
Adjective
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Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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Companies need to assess their higher costs, and then negotiate with the state regulators who try to protect ratepayers from unreasonable hikes.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But an outside agency such as the Texas Rangers would not have access to unsubstantiated claims of misconduct by jailers when investigating a death in the Tarrant County jail.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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The statement served as a pointed rebuke to a president who had continued to make unsubstantiated allegations of voting fraud while Trump's legal team pursued multiple legal challenges in battleground states.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Walgreens pharmacists ignored red flags that the prescriptions were invalid or lacked a medical purpose, the complaint said.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Walgreens then allegedly submitted reimbursement claims to several different federal healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE, for prescriptions that were invalid or not medically necessary and were not eligible for reimbursement, according to the agreement.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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