as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
unduly upset by the slight delay of our departure
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Recent Examples of unduly
The Cleveland ensemble thrives on this chamber-style approach, which enhances inner voices without emphasizing them unduly.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Baird believes that shares of Zions Bancorp have been unduly punished.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Wenner also wrote that Frisch was unduly anthropomorphizing bees.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Rourke said the 2024 changes to the law unduly handicap his office.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Baird believes that shares of Zions Bancorp have been unduly punished.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Wenner also wrote that Frisch was unduly anthropomorphizing bees.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Rourke said the 2024 changes to the law unduly handicap his office.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unduly
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Research indicates that districts with three to eight members are ideal to provide more accurate representation without overly fragmenting the party system.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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But on Tuesday night, that structure sometimes felt overly deliberate.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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That question is something other clients have asked, too, Olins says.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The days of emphasizing sinkers and sliders and leaning too heavily on fastballs — see Dollander, Chase — are over.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Unduly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unduly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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