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as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
the committee concluded that any further revisions to the regulations were currently unwarranted
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as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
don't leap to unwarranted conclusions
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Recent Examples of unwarranted
And that led to the constitutional amendment barring unwarranted and unreasonable searches of people's homes and effects.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Animal advocates have long pushed the city to legalize TNR, saying the practice reduces unwarranted litters, euthanasia and shelter intake while improving the health of feral cats.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The family of a man shot and killed by the Aventura Police Department at a salon where his wife worked filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the agency, claiming the man’s death was unwarranted, a violation of his human rights and caused by negligence.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
But in buying your data in bulk on the commercial market, the government is circumventing the Constitution, Supreme Court decisions and federal laws designed to protect your privacy from unwarranted government overreach.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Animal advocates have long pushed the city to legalize TNR, saying the practice reduces unwarranted litters, euthanasia and shelter intake while improving the health of feral cats.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The family of a man shot and killed by the Aventura Police Department at a salon where his wife worked filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the agency, claiming the man’s death was unwarranted, a violation of his human rights and caused by negligence.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
But in buying your data in bulk on the commercial market, the government is circumventing the Constitution, Supreme Court decisions and federal laws designed to protect your privacy from unwarranted government overreach.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwarranted
Adjective
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Smart irrigation sensors can help prevent unnecessary watering after storms.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Johansson and Robbins say the goal of the blood test is not to replace CT scans, which are effective but expensive and may expose people to unnecessary amounts of radiation if they are used broadly in a large population.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 May 2026
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Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The construction strikes many locals as both unreasonable and unstoppable.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwarranted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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