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Recent Examples of undeserved
Shell fired back on Monday, accusing Cipriani of defamation and extortion and of seeking to exploit their fleeting association to extract an undeserved payday.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Saxon later fabricated a story about an injury and unpaid wages for an undeserved payday, the lawyer claimed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Happiness, when achieved, is necessarily tentative when felt undeserved.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
This does nothing but put a further undeserved stain on the dedicated good work of most law enforcement professionals in our country and around the world.
—Laurence Miller, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Saxon later fabricated a story about an injury and unpaid wages for an undeserved payday, the lawyer claimed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Happiness, when achieved, is necessarily tentative when felt undeserved.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
This does nothing but put a further undeserved stain on the dedicated good work of most law enforcement professionals in our country and around the world.
—Laurence Miller, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
Adjective
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Rich Batenburg, founder and CEO of The Clear Brands, says competitors in the marijuana industry who skirt the rules gain unfair advantages and present public health risks to patients and consumers.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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For the early architects, food was always political and thus, so too was food justice—a direct affront to unfair systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fernandez said the broad support for his proposal among his commission colleagues runs counter to public narratives about tow companies wielding undue influence in Miami Beach.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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At the time, the Towson University Police Union said former President Kim Schatzel was placing undue blame on police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since that 2006 decision, Pluto's legion of supporters have insisted that the demotion was unjustified and have demanded that the astronomical organization responsible for the ruling reconsider.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The lawsuit alleges breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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The court dismissed most of the defamation claims against Rhoades and the university but has yet to rule on motions to dismiss the unjust enrichment claims.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s barely a line of dialogue from any secondary character that doesn’t sound ripped from Twitter — not unmerited, just fatiguing.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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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
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The suit does not specify what the unwarranted risk was.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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