as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
an unsupported claim that the structure was built by Vikings
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Recent Examples of unsupported
And in a political climate where unsupported conspiracies about election fraud can run rampant on social media — pushed, at times, by top political leaders — some fear the slow vote count is becoming a liability.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
But many Mac owners who purchased late-model Intel machines in 2019 and 2020 could still run the latest version of the operating system, and third-party utilities like the OpenCore Legacy Patcher helped more adventurous Mac owners use their unsupported hardware a bit longer.
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Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
The 4th-generation (A14) and 5th-generation (M1) iPad Air are supported, not unsupported.
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Tom Warren,
The Verge,
8 June 2026
In a world teeming with unsupported performance claims, Renwick’s draw comes from a different place — clothes that are wearable, look graceful, and don’t require a tee time to make sense.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
But many Mac owners who purchased late-model Intel machines in 2019 and 2020 could still run the latest version of the operating system, and third-party utilities like the OpenCore Legacy Patcher helped more adventurous Mac owners use their unsupported hardware a bit longer.
—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
The 4th-generation (A14) and 5th-generation (M1) iPad Air are supported, not unsupported.
—
Tom Warren,
The Verge,
8 June 2026
In a world teeming with unsupported performance claims, Renwick’s draw comes from a different place — clothes that are wearable, look graceful, and don’t require a tee time to make sense.
—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
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If these requirements are not met, the search is unreasonable and therefore unlawful, and evidence obtained in that search cannot be used in court, barring a good-faith exception.
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Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology.
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The former president has also made unsubstantiated claims of vandalism causing the pool's problems.
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The company alleged Fox broadcasted unsubstantiated allegations that Dominion's software manipulated vote counts, and the news organization settled for $787 million.
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The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California, claims the tech giant’s private arbitration order barring her from speaking about the company or promoting her bestselling book is invalid.
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Rather than defend the statute, Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a joint motion siding with the DOJ in its interpretation that the law is invalid.
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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