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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
The rep is well regarded around town, so chalk this up to another unfortunate result of the contraction in Hollywood that has made business more competitive and unforgiving than ever.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 July 2025
Pilots, in communication with the Corps' lock operators, must carefully thread barges into the chambers, which offer an unforgiving 5 feet to spare for a full tow.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
As Kuhle and Hood know, the Las Vegas desert is unforgiving for summer league invitees.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
The results showed that when people hold themselves to unforgiving standards but feel unable to manage stress effectively, their risk for emotional burnout and chronic distress increases.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 July 2025
Pilots, in communication with the Corps' lock operators, must carefully thread barges into the chambers, which offer an unforgiving 5 feet to spare for a full tow.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
As Kuhle and Hood know, the Las Vegas desert is unforgiving for summer league invitees.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
The results showed that when people hold themselves to unforgiving standards but feel unable to manage stress effectively, their risk for emotional burnout and chronic distress increases.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
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Sparked by the good early form of James Maddison, Tottenham briefly looked like title contenders, with an incredibly uncompromising form of football.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed a more uncompromising position on the contested land.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Gurdon argues these buffer zones are a weakness for China, as they are populated by resentful, non-Chinese ethnicities.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
23 July 2025
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Iraqi Mediation The move was welcomed in Iraq, where Turkish cross-border operations against the PKK had long provoked public anger in a country fiercely protective of its sovereignty and deeply resentful of foreign incursions.—
Tanya Goudsouzian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
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The unyielding door was at once a relief and a reprimand.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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A little more than a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision from the Ninth Circuit that determined a ban on people sleeping in public was constitutionally cruel and unusual.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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In an inordinately cowardly and cruel act, Rubio stayed away from the department that day, ignoring the men and women whose careers and life plans were decimated by his flippant decision-making.—
Lynn Northcutt Vega,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Yet for wealthy donors, who now account for the majority of charitable giving, the Senate bill is decidedly uncharitable.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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Suggesting that a white male president of a certain age hears a piece of bad news and drops dead in the Oval seemed uncharitable.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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This dramatic change in the law comes a year and a half after a ProPublica investigation showed how the hotline had been weaponized by jealous exes, spiteful landlords and others who endlessly called in baseless allegations.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
20 June 2025
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Unlike the others who were sadistic killers who took pleasure in their acts, Berkowitz’s crimes felt more like a cry for help.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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Layla’s final days on Earth were marred by sadistic suffering — cowering in terror beneath furniture while her ailing heart struggled against the Blue Angels' relentless noise pollution.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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Those who are diagnosed with the malignant tumor have a median survival rate of about 14 to 14.5 months.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Oates presents the idea of malignant artistic inspiration.—
Heather Scott Partington,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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