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Recent Examples of unjustified
Prosecutors for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City’s independent police oversight agency, have since brought a case against Rivera, arguing that Rivera's use of deadly force was unjustified.
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Colleen Hamilton, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
Granting Peltier any relief from his conviction or sentence is wholly unjustified and would be an affront to the rule of law.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Trade groups representing banks fought these regulations in court, fending off rules that would have saved Americans billions of dollars in fees but that the industry called poorly considered or unjustified.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
To have done anything less would have been an admission that there was something wrong with what his supporters did on Jan. 6, or that the cause of overturning the 2020 election was somehow unjustified, or that anyone defending Mr. Trump’s view of the world had erred.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Colleen Hamilton, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
Granting Peltier any relief from his conviction or sentence is wholly unjustified and would be an affront to the rule of law.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Trade groups representing banks fought these regulations in court, fending off rules that would have saved Americans billions of dollars in fees but that the industry called poorly considered or unjustified.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
To have done anything less would have been an admission that there was something wrong with what his supporters did on Jan. 6, or that the cause of overturning the 2020 election was somehow unjustified, or that anyone defending Mr. Trump’s view of the world had erred.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
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But the comparison of the former Pac-12 to the new Pac-12 isn’t unreasonable, either.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reasons to hire Gen Z include their focus on balance and staying grounded—which have the benefit of reducing burnout or unreasonable expectations.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of rationality, Apollonian, and the irrational passion, defined as Dionysian, have always been a sort of philosophical guide for Murano; his way of conceiving fashion.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s a philosophical view, best associated with the scholar L. A. Paul, that the decision to have children is fundamentally irrational.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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If the complaints that prompted this most recent investigation prove to be unfounded, the department has nothing to hide.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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This confidence is not unfounded, as it is backed by the rigorous practicum that pilots, flight crew, ground crew, and mechanics undergo.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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This is not illogical, in the same way that any blackmail makes sense on paper.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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There’s also the usual fare: the knightly armor, bone gear, and massive, completely illogical fixtures of clothing that would be physically impossible to wear or move around with in the real world.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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Commenters on Reddit overwhelmingly sided with the poster, with many arguing that Mary's reaction was unwarranted.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Mike Steele, spokesman for the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, insists such comparisons are unwarranted.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Given the current turbulent DEI environment, there’s much at stake in terms of the liability exposure and reputation of the company and its officers and directors should the company make an uninformed or purposely controversial decision.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Walmart reverses course on DEI policies Fox News contributor Joe Concha joined 'FOX & Friends First' to discuss Walmart rolling back its DEI policies, Alec Baldwin claiming Americans are uninformed and the Axios CEO firing back at Elon Musk over the changing media landscape.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The claims against Trump’s character are not groundless.—
Avi Nelson,
Boston Herald,
30 Oct. 2024
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The claims of an invasion of the Eastern seaboard by swarms of drones has every marker of a groundless social media frenzy.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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The website collects your personal information and then asks you for payment methods, telling you that each one you input is invalid.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yoon’s lawyers have also repeatedly argued that his arrest was politically motivated and that the warrant was invalid because of flaws in the way the investigation was conducted.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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