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Recent Examples of unpunished
No good deed goes unpunished, but as far as we're concerned, the Wicked: For Good trailer is all reward.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Proposition 36 was inspired by escalating retail theft, including smash-and-grab burglaries, that were virtually unpunished.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
By some estimates, some 90% of murders in Mexico go unpunished.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 22 May 2025
Austin Butler is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Proposition 36 was inspired by escalating retail theft, including smash-and-grab burglaries, that were virtually unpunished.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
By some estimates, some 90% of murders in Mexico go unpunished.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 22 May 2025
Austin Butler is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpunished
Adjective
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Krypto, who also sports a red cape but behaves like an undisciplined puppy-school reject, borders on cutesy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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At its core, this undisciplined play stems from a stagnant style of offense.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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As of Friday evening, the blaze continues to burn uncontrolled.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The space agency let the contract a year ago to ensure the station makes a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean, rather than a hazardous, uncontrolled reentry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Who was this alien observer, whose gaze made me into a (slightly) better person, whose gaze (slightly) reduced my incorrigible self-centeredness?—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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They were joined by dozens of other performers across the rock ’n’ roll spectrum, from the hard-stomping Fleshtones to the incorrigible Supersuckers, to Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop, to the ageless Linda Gail Lewis — younger sister of music icon Jerry Lee Lewis.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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All that being said, the controls can still feel frustratingly obstinate at times, and get in the way of the overall experience.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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More: McConnell called Trump 'despicable' and a 'narcissist,' cried after Capitol riot, new book says Now out of GOP leadership, McConnell has emerged as the most obstinate member of a loose cohort of Republican senators willing to criticize the president’s policies and nominees.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
6 Jan. 2021
Adjective
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The fizzing reaction can help remove stubborn residues.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Beneath its surface were deep, dark scars—grooves cut through the rock by old lava flows, now overgrown with stubborn green.—
Tess Moormans,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Trump campaigned on a vow to end the Russia-Ukraine war but has had little success so far, largely because Putin has been intransigent in terms of offering concessions.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
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And ever since, Cambodia has not been quite as foolishly intransigent on discussions of the South China Sea.—
Bilahari Kausikan,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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Some students may face family challenges that affect their ability to get to school, and some changes to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, such as its move to online instead of paper form, could be difficult for students who only access computers at school, Maldonado said.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Diseases that are difficult to manage without early intervention, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer, place a significant burden on health care budgets and patient quality of life.—
Kim Praitano,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Ipswich proved obdurate and then generous opponents — Newcastle’s 78 per cent possession was the highest by any team in a Premier League match this season — and their relegation was confirmed by this 3-0 defeat.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Whatever regime emerges could well be even more radical and obdurate.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpunished. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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