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Recent Examples of unfairly
An independent hospital rating organization has taken down grades of a South Florida health system after a judge ruled the group unfairly scored hospitals in semiannual patient safety reports.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Telanee Smith said residents criticizing the project were being unfairly negative about something that would generate tax revenue for the city.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Amid a Republican political and legal campaign claiming conservative speech is unfairly muzzled online, tech companies have dialed back their policies and some researchers have abandoned the field.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
During oral argument, all three Court of Appeals judges expressed concern about the fairness of her sentence and highlighted how the district court judge’s political statements made about Peters may have unfairly and unconstitutionally influenced her sentencing.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Telanee Smith said residents criticizing the project were being unfairly negative about something that would generate tax revenue for the city.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Amid a Republican political and legal campaign claiming conservative speech is unfairly muzzled online, tech companies have dialed back their policies and some researchers have abandoned the field.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
During oral argument, all three Court of Appeals judges expressed concern about the fairness of her sentence and highlighted how the district court judge’s political statements made about Peters may have unfairly and unconstitutionally influenced her sentencing.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
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Immigrant rights advocates have criticized the practice as inhumane and say ICE has cruelly targeted people following the rules by turning up to their court dates to meet quotas.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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This year’s ceremony was not perfect, of course — there were some sound-production issues, there were some presenters with milquetoast bits (as always), and a few winners were played off the stage with cruelly abrupt music cues.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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She was being pursued viciously by the paparazzi, and here was somebody who was literally chased to death by the paparazzi.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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The pieces are all in place for a viciously enjoyable midnight action romp, which the film most certainly is when the bloodshed first begins.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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This Bride comes alive roughly and rudely not having given her consent either.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The writers are headed to Mohonk for a workshop, which will be rudely interrupted by, of course, a murder (or two) and subsequent chaos.—
Angela Lian,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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