as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
the public's soulless response to the news about the latest famine overseas
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Perhaps in order not to give the boys too much heavy lifting in the acting department, the script generally is less interested in the brothers’ grief than in Michael’s rediscovery of a heart, an organ obviously not required in the soulless world of real estate.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Once cut, Austin is untethered, easily swept away in the latest economic and social changes, and easily replaced by other cities that are similarly ephemeral and soulless.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
In the Jodie Foster–directed Money Monster, his soulless character gets taken hostage during a live taping of his show by a gun-toting man (Jack O’Connell) who took his stock tips and went bust in the process.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Without people who stay there, a place is soulless.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 14 Oct. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Once cut, Austin is untethered, easily swept away in the latest economic and social changes, and easily replaced by other cities that are similarly ephemeral and soulless.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
In the Jodie Foster–directed Money Monster, his soulless character gets taken hostage during a live taping of his show by a gun-toting man (Jack O’Connell) who took his stock tips and went bust in the process.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Without people who stay there, a place is soulless.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulless. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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