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Recent Examples of unmerited
The very picture of God’s unmerited favor and love.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 July 2025
Aimee Zavala, a twenty-nine-year-old who left the area around this time, believed that the police response was unmerited.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
This does not excuse the subsequent Republican descent into conspiracy-theory madness and all that has followed from that, but the kernel of mistrust at the center of that paranoiac outlook is not entirely unmerited.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 26 May 2021
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 July 2025
Aimee Zavala, a twenty-nine-year-old who left the area around this time, believed that the police response was unmerited.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
This does not excuse the subsequent Republican descent into conspiracy-theory madness and all that has followed from that, but the kernel of mistrust at the center of that paranoiac outlook is not entirely unmerited.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 26 May 2021
Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the court are unmerited and dangerous.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmerited
Adjective
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Canada’s capital doesn’t get the same buzz as Toronto or Montreal, and frankly, that’s undeserved.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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What a torrent of encouragement and loving advice and undeserved flattery over the years!—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Property managers find fault with the current program Some property managers have raised concerns about the way the program works, claiming its requirements are unfair to responsible property owners and managers who are actively trying to remedy maintenance issues, particularly in older buildings.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Israel also faces prejudice and unfair expectations that would not be faced by many other countries in such circumstances.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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That is very much the case here, with Matias clearly putting undue importance on what happened between him and Alexander all those years ago.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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The prosecutor general is appointed by the president, prompting concern among critics that the law will give the president's office undue influence over NABU and SAPO.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The argument has been made that the application of the death penalty represents the legitimate self-defense of society from an unjust aggressor — that is, the murderer.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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On the back of their most successful Premier League season, this outcome threatens to overshadow their outstanding achievement and the joy that came with it in the most unjust manner.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Sabraw said that the Trump administration’s reasons for failing to renew those contracts — such as being cost-prohibitive or allegedly not adhering to the president’s new diversity, equity and inclusion policies — were unjustified.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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The assault was unjustified, as the man was not given a chance to comply with commands, prosecutors said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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An unwarranted threat Miami-Dade’s school district may prevent it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Peralta’s head of operations, Greg Nelson, said in an interview that one of the new terms Marina did not agree with was a penalty for unwarranted use of force.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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