undue

adjective

ˌən-ˈdü How to pronounce undue (audio)
Definition of unduenext
as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount try to avoid undue delay responding to e-mails

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Recent Examples of undue The department will also explore more egg imports to help lower consumer prices, potential vaccines for laying hens, and a dismantling of regulations that Rollins said place an undue burden on egg producers. — Tim Carman The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 The idea is to lay the foundation for new habits without putting an undue amount of pressure on yourself. — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025 The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her. — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025 And now, with little public discourse, the Trump administration has delayed a meeting of the nation’s vaccine experts, purporting to root out undue influence and conflicts of interest in people who have a vested interest in population health. — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undue
  1. excessive
  2. extreme
  3. steep
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  • Build For Future Scalability And Adaptability With an enterprise-wide architecture, systems can be designed for flexibility, allowing business units to integrate, expand or evolve their solutions without excessive rework.
    — Balvinder Singh Banjardar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Summary Hemophilia disease prevents blood from clotting, which can cause excessive bleeding.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of excessive
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  • Temperature Painting during extreme cold or extreme heat can compromise the paint.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2025
  • These conditions will lead to extreme fire behavior!
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of extreme
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  • Online education officers respond that their programs face steep startup costs and need expensive technology specialists and infrastructure.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But shortly into his second term in office, the polls signal frustration over steep losses in the stock market and a potential trade war with some of America’s closest allies.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of steep

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