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as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire
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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state
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Recent Examples of unsparing
Nowhere is the museum more unsparing than in sizing up the Academy’s own history.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
But the unsparing final stretch leads to a sobering body count and some unavoidable acts of violence that look far from heroic.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Horizon doesn’t come close to the unsparing emotional toughness of many of the 1950s Westerns by the likes of John Ford, Anthony Mann, and Budd Boetticher, or, for that matter, the later works of their Italian spiritual brethren, the double Sergios Leone and Corbucci.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
The book struck them as unsparing, accurate, and true to the spirit of an idiosyncratic and important artistic career.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
But the unsparing final stretch leads to a sobering body count and some unavoidable acts of violence that look far from heroic.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Horizon doesn’t come close to the unsparing emotional toughness of many of the 1950s Westerns by the likes of John Ford, Anthony Mann, and Budd Boetticher, or, for that matter, the later works of their Italian spiritual brethren, the double Sergios Leone and Corbucci.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
The book struck them as unsparing, accurate, and true to the spirit of an idiosyncratic and important artistic career.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsparing
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Our library had a generous limit of 150 items per person.Courtenay Rudzinski, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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Although the deal was revealed just three weeks after execs floated it during an earnings call, the generous timeline for closing it is designed to enable continuity.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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The ruthless military officer with the monocle and the swagger stick who sends his men to senseless death and/or turns traitor.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Her wife and now-teenage daughter stood by her throughout the process, despite ruthless coverage from Mexican and Spanish news outlets, some of which continue to misgender and deadname her to this day.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, are not deductible as charitable contributions on Schedule A.James Brewer, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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As my colleague Rachel M. Cohen reported, acts of service for family, friends, and neighbors are typically not counted as volunteering, and opening your home to relatives or sending remittances to them is not counted as charitable giving.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Tragedies like these were confrontations — merciless verbal duels in which two characters plead their case, go on the attack, try to take each other apart.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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And as long as that’s their take, merciless heckling of those umps should be, too.Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2024
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“Unsparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsparing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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