as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
baseless rumors that the baseball player was using steroids
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Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025 -
This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Most concerning is Putin's calculation—not entirely unfounded—that Washington's eagerness for resolution will lead to pressuring Kyiv into virtual surrender by restricting military aid and intelligence sharing.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Somehow, Woodland was able to carry on playing after he was first woken up with a jolt by unfounded fears at the Mexico Open in April, remarkably making eight cuts in his next 10 tournaments.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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The bill was first introduced last year as Republicans focused on noncitizen voting Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies repeated the groundless claim that Democrats planned to cheat by encouraging noncitizens to illegally vote.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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The allegation that the Chinese Government supports hacking is groundless and with ulterior motives.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2011
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On several occasions, Trump has made unsubstantiated claims that the Biden administration held up Williams and Wilmore's return due to political reasons.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Relatives of the new Guantanamo detainees and advocacy groups have accused the U.S. government of holding immigrants without access to counsel or any means of asserting their rights, amid unsubstantiated or disputed accusations of criminal ties.—
Morgan Lee and Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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