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Recent Examples of unwarranted Hendriks, who only pitched five games the last two years because of the cancer treatments and the recovery from Tommy John surgery, needs sympathy more than another unwarranted test of his resilience. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 Sofia Richie Grainge is taking to social media to address some unwarranted rumors. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025 Despite Orlando Brown going on an unwarranted tirade demanding that Raven-Symoné divorce wife Miranda Maday, the That’s So Raven star is blissfully celebrating their five-year wedding anniversary. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025 Scrutinizing visa applicants’ social media activities as part of the immigration process blurs the line between legitimate security concerns and unwarranted digital surveillance, said Khadijah El-Usman, a digital rights lawyer from Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise. Bukola Adebayo, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unwarranted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwarranted
Adjective
  • These scans can detect benign anomalies that trigger unnecessary follow-ups and patient anxiety.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Court papers say the defendant, Farrukh Ali, conspired with at least 41 substance abuse clinics to bill the state for hundreds of millions of dollars for substance abuse services that were never provided, not provided as billed or were medically unnecessary.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Solomon, 47, of Fairburn, was arraigned in federal court on June 17 on charges of using unreasonable force and obstructing justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • California Department of Education officials in 2018 found that school staff used unreasonable and unnecessary force in restraining Max.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025

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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwarranted. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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