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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
By its long winters and frozen lakes and by the quiet discipline of looking out for one another when the cold is unforgiving and the hardest moments require us to rely on each other.
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
In a medical emergency, the clock is unforgiving.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just know that Lake Superior is very unforgiving of mistakes; be careful out there.
—David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
At those deep-space distances, the communications delays can be unforgiving.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
In a medical emergency, the clock is unforgiving.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just know that Lake Superior is very unforgiving of mistakes; be careful out there.
—David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
At those deep-space distances, the communications delays can be unforgiving.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
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And Outside? The EVO’s design is equally uncompromising.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Gallardo was unlike previous Lamborghinis: extreme but friendly, uncompromising but comfortable.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Nov. 2025
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Hong Chau is a great choice for the adult Nelly, a quietly resentful sort who causes more friction in Cathy and Heathcliff's tempestuous situation.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Feeling bored, resentful and trapped by domestic life, Hedda hatches a plan to destroy her husband’s potential career rival, Eilert Lovberg, who happens to be her ex-lover.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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On other occasions, a parting can be soured by big, unyielding personalities.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Fritzie survived — a story of brutality, of profound bravery, of desperate kindness and of the unyielding resilience that carried her into a life devoted to remembrance and education.—
Bernard Cherkasov,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Said quest forces her to reexamine a revelatory affair with an RAF pilot, and consider how their engagement’s cruel ending set her on the path to a different sort of fulfillment.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Government should tame the savageness of man and make life in this world more gentle, not crueler.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The only way to get to that conclusion, however, is to make a lot of uncharitable assumptions about Kimmel’s thinking.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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That utilitarian descriptor may seem a bit uncharitable, but the fact is, the 2.0-liter, OHV inline-four is rugged, indefatigable and, making about 100 hp, sufficiently powerful to scoot the 2,100-pound roadster along at a nice pace.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
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Melvin Williams, a professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, says the spiteful nature of Swift and Lively's texts doesn't reflect well on either woman − and both have probably lost some fans as a result.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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If not for Camilla, who’d gone out of her way to take Regina in, even letting her share the bedroom with her and Lalla, the others wouldn’t have welcomed her—not out of spite, no, because none of them were spiteful after all, but out of indifference, selfishness, plain and simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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What’s the effect of her cutting Cathy’s sadistic brother?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last year, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 3,000 reports involving sadistic online exploitation, a 130% increase over the year prior, said Lauren Coffren, an executive director with the center.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mancini then missed the 2020 season after surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The dogs learn how to identify the cancer by smelling three boxes, with one containing a sample of malignant blood.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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