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• s  without a basis in reason or fact
  baseless gossip

• Most of these stories are probably baseless, although for 150 years in the high Middle Ages, their order was incontestably one of the most powerful and creative military and .
• This is how swift-boating differs from its cousin McCarthyism, which deals in totally baseless charges that would be deeply serious if true.
• Mottaki: These are really baseless allegations.

• groundless
• idle
• unfounded
• unwarranted
• wild

News & Articles

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• TDEC: Official regrets ‘terrorism’ comments
  A state environmental official who likened “baseless” citizen complaints about Mt. Pleasant’s water quality to “an act of terrorism” made a “poor choice of words,” a spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said.
  June 23, 2013 - Columbia Daily Herald
• Lionel Messi's lawyers say deal on tax fraud allegations possible
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Lionel Messi's lawyers insist the tax fraud allegations are baseless but say he will settle any outstanding obligations if needed.
  June 22, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Messi's lawyers: deal on tax allegations possible
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Lionel Messi's lawyers insist the tax fraud allegations are baseless but say he will settle any outstanding obligations if needed.
  June 22, 2013 - Sports Illustrated

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Indian Express
  To this day there are those who insist that the Holocaust never happened, a denial of fact and truth that is baseless and ignorant and hateful,Obama said, echoing his words in Cairo in an address that reached for what he called a "new...
• Nouri al-Maliki in International Herald Tribune
  I am tired of these baseless attacks and fear that they have become a distraction in what should be a national debate about important issues. I have therefore decided to withdraw my endorsement of Senator McCain for President effective today, and... John Hagee http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hagee&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFycbDKNSW25t-O-FgnwCmn0aDSRg Yahoo! News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080522/cm_thenation/45322911&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGzaPTtW0BVlhw_y6qNnf4yGqxwkg May 22, 2008 8383 11824 baseless The American commander has risked his position when he spoke in this tone and has regrettably complicated relations," al-Maliki told visiting Kuwaiti journalists Thursday. "How can he speak like this about a baseless allegation? What has...