raw deal
nounDefinition of raw deal
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Synonyms & Antonyms for raw deal
Synonyms
disservice, inequity, injury, injustice, shaft, unfairness, unjustness, wrong
Antonyms
equitableness, equity, fairness, justice
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Dairy insiders say the industry has gotten a raw deal as milk-alternatives such as soy milk, rice milk, and almond milk have become more popular. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Big Dairy is trying to get teens hooked on lattes to boost milk sales," 2 July 2019 This helps explain big wage increases this year by Walmart WMT 1.31% and Amazon, which boosted its minimum hourly rate to $15, following criticism that the retail giants use their scale to give staff a raw deal. — Paul J. Davies, WSJ, "Big Buyers Beware the New Trustbusters," 28 Dec. 2018 The share who think the nominee got a raw deal has increased sharply, and the change is significant at a p — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Exclusive: We re-ran polls from 1991 about Anita Hill, this time about Christine Blasey Ford," 4 Oct. 2018 In one sense, last December’s draw saw Portugal receive one of the rawest deals of them all. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "2018 World Cup Group B Preview: Spain, Portugal Pace Top-Heavy Quartet," 7 June 2018 Nobody can make a passionate case that Zenger got a raw deal. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "Kansas AD Sheahon Zenger is fired, but the real loser is David Beaty | The Kansas City Star," 21 May 2018 Mothers who for some reason could not get a job — or go on disability — got a raw deal. — New York Times, "G.O.P. Insists Making Poor People Work Lifts Them Up. Where’s the Proof?," 15 May 2018 In a statement to Fox News, McCabe's lawyers said, his client got a raw deal from his old boss. — Fox News, "Jonathan Turley: Comey is harming the FBI with tell-all," 19 Apr. 2018 There’s an alternative to the raw deal on trade for American workers, one that has nothing to do with Trump’s threats or face-saving deals. — David Dayen, The New Republic, "Trump’s Theater of Trade," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'raw deal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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