as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
unduly upset by the slight delay of our departure
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Recent Examples of unduly
Overemphasizing uncertainties can be used to raise doubt and unduly undermine confidence in robust findings.
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H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
That bill imposed a $10,000 ceiling, which the blue-state GOP lawmakers said unduly punished their area’s homeowners, who suddenly had a massively larger tax bill.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 June 2025
Yet the siblings’ new environment curdles pretty quickly as Laura becomes unduly fascinated with Piper’s similarities to her deceased child, and is outwardly hostile toward the fiercely protective Andy.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Only Chicken Little would unduly worry about such an environmental change possibility some 75 years down the pike.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
That bill imposed a $10,000 ceiling, which the blue-state GOP lawmakers said unduly punished their area’s homeowners, who suddenly had a massively larger tax bill.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 June 2025
Yet the siblings’ new environment curdles pretty quickly as Laura becomes unduly fascinated with Piper’s similarities to her deceased child, and is outwardly hostile toward the fiercely protective Andy.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Only Chicken Little would unduly worry about such an environmental change possibility some 75 years down the pike.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unduly
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Some see the current system as one that may give an overly positive picture of how well students are performing, especially given that the state’s performance on a national test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, has shown post-pandemic declines in reading and math.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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In many hospitals and care homes, clinicians are inundated with false alarms, from pets triggering bed sensors to overly sensitive motion systems.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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That’s proven to be a fruitful investment for the Yankees, who have primarily rotated Bellinger in the three outfield spots but use him intermittently at first base, too.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Data Residency And Flow Not all data privacy issues are about content—location matters too.—
Khash Kiani,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Unduly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unduly. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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