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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
Bryant Wehmeyer, from the farming town of Jamaica, Iowa, described his childhood as austere and unforgiving.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The weeks surrounding the winter solstice — Dec. 21 — have little light, and can seem bleak and unforgiving.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Along the way, Henry encounters new enemies and familiar allies, with the dynamic between Henry and Hans being fun and comedic, a welcome change in tone to the game’s unforgiving setting.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
The unforgiving format gives cavernous space to shots of stark buildings but also ornately appointed mansions and threadbare apartments.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The weeks surrounding the winter solstice — Dec. 21 — have little light, and can seem bleak and unforgiving.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Along the way, Henry encounters new enemies and familiar allies, with the dynamic between Henry and Hans being fun and comedic, a welcome change in tone to the game’s unforgiving setting.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
The unforgiving format gives cavernous space to shots of stark buildings but also ornately appointed mansions and threadbare apartments.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
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Whereas in the past, Israel threatened punitive strikes against the group’s leaders and its infrastructure, many officials have now articulated a more uncompromising goal: the outright defeat and destruction of Hamas.—
Kenneth M. Pollack,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Oct. 2023
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The full lineup of talks is as follows: BIG TALKS Alex Ross Perry One of the most uncompromising artists working in independent cinema today, Alex Ross Perry reflects on his inspirations and creative journey.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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But much of the film is centered on her domestic life, cooking fish for a date who never shows up, entertaining friends and colleagues, melting down in the bathroom and receiving a rare visit from a resentful daughter.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Stateless, unemployed, resentful, which other nation would risk its own stability to absorb 1.5 million hungry, frustrated, angry, heavily armed refugees?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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No matter how well meaning, all travel inevitably entails leaving hard cash in the hands of the unyielding and ruthless regime.—
Fabiola Santiago,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Even then, the final late twist with the penalty felt particularly cruel.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Still Alice highlights the cruel nature of the illness, where a person can still feel present while simultaneously losing pieces of themselves, creating a unique kind of grief.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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That’s perhaps an uncharitable read on what was overall a strong game by the Rangers, who allowed a tying goal to Artturi Lehkonen with 1:13 remaining, then couldn’t convert on an overtime power play.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Mangum wasn’t the only fraudster who preyed on the Left’s uncharitable assumptions about young white men, in particular, but non-minorities broadly.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Biden’s mean-spirited, spiteful actions are only more reasons for Americans to vote Republican in future elections.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Unaffiliated voters are growing more spiteful toward both Democrats and Republicans.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the season premiere, it is revealed that one of them, Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers), has assumed the role of lover and trainee in the ways of his sadistic punishment fetish.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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Pattinson plays Mickey Barnes, who, after getting lured into a bad investment by his shady friend Timo (Steven Yeun), finds himself, in 2054, on the wrong side of sadistic loan shark Darius (Ian Hanmore).—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Eyelid tumors in cats are not very common and almost always malignant.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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In October 2023, Isabella underwent emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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