as in unreasonable
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Recent Examples of unjustified
The reasoning was that article 203 of the VAT Directive aims to prevent tax revenue loss caused by unjustified VAT deductions.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Agencies also frequently provide incomplete records or refuse to provide records for unjustified reasons.
—Tom Speaker, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
The complaint’s unjustified claims against UMG are no more than Drake’s attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said U.S. tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum were unjustified, but his government would not retaliate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Agencies also frequently provide incomplete records or refuse to provide records for unjustified reasons.
—Tom Speaker, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
The complaint’s unjustified claims against UMG are no more than Drake’s attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said U.S. tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum were unjustified, but his government would not retaliate.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The characters are believably upset and irrational for much of the play.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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The former president was also barred from running for office until 2030 by Brazil’s electoral court, for making unfounded claims that voting machines were rigged.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The network and Dominion reached a $787 million settlement agreement in the case that arose after Fox News aired unfounded accusations that Dominion helped rig the 2020 election against Mr. Trump.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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When the world is falling apart, all the illogical perceptions fall away, leaving only what matters standing, and that which matters is no longer veiled by those perceptions.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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That wasn’t entirely illogical.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some people claimed that the negative reaction online was unwarranted.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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Police said that residents may mistake students for actual armed subjects, leading to unwarranted calls to police.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Retailers must also prepare for potential backlash from consumers who are uninformed about the reasons behind the price hikes.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Professors, too, are often uninformed about how to respond if ICE enters their classrooms.—
Nuo Chen,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On Thursday, Gottlieb and Hudson blasted the lawsuit as legally groundless and an effort to silence the actress.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The site has a history of promoting groundless conspiracy theories.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here is one sequence of events: U.S. legislators and the Senate pass a resolution to declare tariffs invalid.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The association had two weeks to collect new signatures or correct invalid ones to make up the difference.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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