as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
customers affected by the increase in the service fee complained they were getting a raw deal
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Recent Examples of raw deal
Lil Rel Howery, effortlessly funny in most of his other films, gets an equally raw deal as Moose, the Sancho Panza to Harold’s Don Quixote.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
But lots of people get raw deals, pick themselves up and get the job done.
—WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
Selection Sunday madness March sadness: These bubble teams were snubbed by the committee Good break or raw deal?
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
That’s a raw deal for someone with your interests and inclinations, but life’s full of raw deals.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 27 Nov. 2020
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
But lots of people get raw deals, pick themselves up and get the job done.
—WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
Selection Sunday madness March sadness: These bubble teams were snubbed by the committee Good break or raw deal?
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
That’s a raw deal for someone with your interests and inclinations, but life’s full of raw deals.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 27 Nov. 2020
See All Example Sentences for raw deal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw deal
Noun
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This is Toronto's chance to right every wrong of the 2020s so far.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arch-conservative Ronald Reagan acknowledging that a grievous wrong had been done to these people, by the American government, and making some small measure of amends along with the Congress.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By sharing stories of corruption, privilege and inequality, social media not only informed but also galvanized Nepal’s youth, motivating collective mobilization against the country’s systemic injustice.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Music, and punk in particular, has traditionally been a form of art that amplifies anger, discontent, and injustice without filter.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Raw deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20deal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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