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without any valid cause, justification, or necessity
- The guard gratuitously shoved the protester despite no sign of threat.
- The director was criticized for gratuitously including violence in the film.
- He gratuitously insulted his coworkers during the meeting.
- They gratuitously altered the historic building's façade without consulting preservationists.
- The report gratuitously exaggerated minor flaws to create a sense of crisis.
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in a manner that involves no payment
- The attorney gratuitously offered legal advice to victims of the flood.
- Meals were gratuitously distributed to all volunteers during the event.
- The museum allowed students to enter gratuitously every first Sunday of the month.
- She cared for the elderly neighbor gratuitously, expecting nothing in return.
- The repair was done gratuitously as part of a goodwill initiative.
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