as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
an unsupported claim that the structure was built by Vikings
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Recent Examples of unsupported
Trump and Musk agreed with that framing, doubling down on an unsupported narrative about NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's mission aboard the orbiting lab.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Back in October 2021, the company warned that installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC could lead to malfunctions arising from compatibility problems.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025
Now, with the probable confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services, some of these unsupported theories may soon have their loudest megaphone ever.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has quietly deleted its official instructions on how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported Windows 10 machine.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Back in October 2021, the company warned that installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC could lead to malfunctions arising from compatibility problems.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025
Now, with the probable confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services, some of these unsupported theories may soon have their loudest megaphone ever.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has quietly deleted its official instructions on how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported Windows 10 machine.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
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During the pause, the state will evaluate if reinstating the law would create an unreasonable risk to staff and inmate safety.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The risk assessment seeks to conclude whether the brothers — who for decades have been model prisoners who have focused on helping other inmates heal trauma— now pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if they are released.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk's team doubling to 200 employees amid federal workforce cuts elsewhere Musk continues unsubstantiated claims of massive fraud through dead people Musk and Trump continue to say the SSA is providing benefits to people who are too old to be alive.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s support for the DOGE Dividend and the varied estimates — from the straightforward $5,000 calculation to the intriguing, but unsubstantiated $8,000 possibility — highlight both the promise and the complexity of the proposal.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump wrote on Monday that Biden's pardons for the January 6 committee are invalid because they were signed with an autopen.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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And on Sunday, the president amplified the threat against the Jan. 6 investigators, saying their pardons were invalid because Biden had used an autopen to sign them.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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