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Recent Examples of unfairly
Remember, cleaning fees can be a profit center for car rental companies, and they are often unfairly applied.
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
But that nonparticipation did not unfairly punish the hospitals until 2024, the hospitals alleged in a complaint.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
In a pair of lawsuits filed by the university, Harvard has said it’s being unfairly penalized for refusing to adopt the administration’s views.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Some private school leaders felt the legislation targeted them unfairly.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
But that nonparticipation did not unfairly punish the hospitals until 2024, the hospitals alleged in a complaint.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
In a pair of lawsuits filed by the university, Harvard has said it’s being unfairly penalized for refusing to adopt the administration’s views.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Some private school leaders felt the legislation targeted them unfairly.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
Adverb
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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 4 Apr. 2026.
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