as in unashamed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unabashed by their booing and hissing, he continued with his musical performance
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Recent Examples of unabashed
For this poet, the first place of childhood and language is his village in the South, a place that has continued to exist in defiance of some of the most brutal forces of occupation, aggression, and now unabashed annihilation.
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Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
That message, preaching unabashed ambition, seeped into everything, from books and podcasts to social media posts.
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Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Come for the arch, bitchy humor promised by the title and the director’s general social media brand; stay for the unabashed sweetness of the enterprise; leave with the distinct sense that there’s more to Firstman than his online persona.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Democrats have the opportunity to embrace an oppositional agenda for the first time since the 1960s — an unabashed return to the party’s Rooseveltian roots that won four consecutive terms in office and improved the quality of life for millions.
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Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
That message, preaching unabashed ambition, seeped into everything, from books and podcasts to social media posts.
—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Come for the arch, bitchy humor promised by the title and the director’s general social media brand; stay for the unabashed sweetness of the enterprise; leave with the distinct sense that there’s more to Firstman than his online persona.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Democrats have the opportunity to embrace an oppositional agenda for the first time since the 1960s — an unabashed return to the party’s Rooseveltian roots that won four consecutive terms in office and improved the quality of life for millions.
—
Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabashed
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Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen is an outspoken Christian who has been unashamed to share his faith and conservative thoughts.
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Dramatic currents, once suppressed, here bloom unashamed.
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Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
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Looking back, Fox is proud to be part of such a perennial classic.
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The passions are big and unembarrassed.
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The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.
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Its summary, from the title throughout, is shameless propaganda.
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But it’s also used a little too freely to tell, not show, making things a little too easy for the most shameless second-screen viewers out there.
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“Unabashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabashed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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