raw deals

noun

plural of raw deal
as in wrongs
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this customers affected by the increase in the service fee complained they were getting a raw deal

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  1. wrongs
  2. injustices
  3. injuries
Noun
  • And for five years, the retirees have been fighting these wrongs with little or no support from the vast majority of the City Council who have never even met with the retirees’ representatives.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And having the club fined is also not going to cause individual players to curtail their emotions or not defend themselves against actual or perceived wrongs.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrongs
Noun
  • Gloria Steinem attributed her mother's nervous breakdown before she was born, and her treatment in mental institutions and the workforce thereafter, as key to her interest in social injustices.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus founded the Happy Hippie Foundation to fight injustices facing homeless and LGBTQ youth as well as other vulnerable populations.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of injustices
Noun
  • Davis delivered a strong preseason, but he is now likely headed to a redshirt rookie season unless injuries strike at tackle.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • He had been shot at least once and died from his injuries, according to the warrant affidavit.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuries
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“Raw deals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20deals. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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