undeserved

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Recent Examples of undeserved But that can breed undeserved complacency, according to independent testing. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024 My goal has always been to better care for the vulnerable and undeserved community that raised me. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024 Former attorney general Eric Holder, a leading member of the team behind that failure, took a break from picking Harris’s running mate last week to take an undeserved victory lap in the media. The Editors, National Review, 5 Aug. 2024 And what would really blow their un-American minds is that, despite America’s not undeserved reputation for rampant materialism, none of this is about money. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for undeserved 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
Adjective
  • For any governor to face a recall based on the omnipresent challenges of managing such a large-scale disaster seems unfair.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Texas senator argued that while low corporate taxes is good economic policy, allowing people in high-cost, typically Democratic states to deduct more of their state and local taxes is unfair to rest of the country.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • However, his backers in Silicon Valley could also see the rules as an undue burden on their ability to export products.
    AFP, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But Trump over the weekend cited U.S. contributions — including deaths of American workers who built the canal at the turn of the century — and suggested China had undue influence in managing the canal.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But government lawyers argued in a filing at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the restriction on the portion of the report about election interference charges was unnecessary and unjustified.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Shares of Apple advanced 30% in 2024, but Moffett believes that this rally higher has been largely unjustified.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The complaints allege Apple engaged in fraud, fraudulent inducement, concealment, misrepresentation, negligence, and unjust enrichment.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Lemon is now suing Musk, alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of his name and likeness, unjust enrichment, and breach of express contract.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Now, half a century ago, Congress realized that Social Security benefit windfalls for public sector employees were costly, unnecessary and unmerited.
    Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Some have claimed that the cuts are unmerited, given that culture funding accounts for just over 2 percent of Berlin city budget.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said that Ford risks being accused of calling an unwarranted election, just a few years after having won a large mandate.
    ROB GILLIES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Justice Jackson dissented, arguing that the emergency relief was unwarranted, as the government did not demonstrate sufficient urgency.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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