as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
a team that is notorious throughout the league for its record of unfair play
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Baier was portrayed as combative toward the Democratic presidential nominee, interrupting her throughout the conversation and cornering her with unfair questions.
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Leibowitz said firearms companies that handed over customer information may have breached federal and state prohibitions against unfair and deceptive business behavior and could face civil sanctions.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The union alleged the company has committed unfair labor practices such as offering incentives to employees not to sign petitions and bargaining directly with employees.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
In these family dramas, the parents are unfair, even vindictive, toward their children.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Leibowitz said firearms companies that handed over customer information may have breached federal and state prohibitions against unfair and deceptive business behavior and could face civil sanctions.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The union alleged the company has committed unfair labor practices such as offering incentives to employees not to sign petitions and bargaining directly with employees.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
In these family dramas, the parents are unfair, even vindictive, toward their children.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
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The foul odors subsided when the facility closed in 2014, but a decade later, the infrastructure sits as a 47-acre blighted industrial property on the edge of the Santa Cruz River.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Plants and flowers that are starting to wilt need to be tossed immediately so the foul odor doesn't stand a chance of taking over your home.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave took a nasty hit in their Week 9 game against the Carolina Panthers and was carted off the field.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The soaring harmonies on the chorus, the nasty edge to the bass line, the way the horns add sizzle to an already piping-hot track; these are all the indelible hallmarks of Jones’ work.Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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