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Recent Examples of unreconstructed
Affluent suburban libertarians, rural fundamentalists, ambitious pundits, unreconstructed racists, and fiscally conservative housewives all can and do claim to be Tea Party supporters.
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Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
The world’s inability or unwillingness to displace an unreconstructed Qaddafi would give succor to a number of groups, including al-Qaeda, that could seize chaos in Libya and North Africa as an opportunity to extend their influence.
—Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2011
The liveliest glimpses of life seemed wedged between the old, unreconstructed city and the shinier, up-and-coming version.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
My reputation as an unreconstructed dweeb was instantly established and soon became so widespread that by the next year, foreign exchange students from as far away as Laos were applying to the Baltimore school system just to get a glimpse of me.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
The world’s inability or unwillingness to displace an unreconstructed Qaddafi would give succor to a number of groups, including al-Qaeda, that could seize chaos in Libya and North Africa as an opportunity to extend their influence.
—Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2011
The liveliest glimpses of life seemed wedged between the old, unreconstructed city and the shinier, up-and-coming version.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
My reputation as an unreconstructed dweeb was instantly established and soon became so widespread that by the next year, foreign exchange students from as far away as Laos were applying to the Baltimore school system just to get a glimpse of me.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreconstructed
Adjective
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Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Onstage, Madigan presents herself as an incorrigible life-of the-party type.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Acute hives typically resolve without intervention in a matter of days, whereas chronic hives last longer.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Kansas City area has the highest percentage of people experiencing chronic homelessness living outside without shelter of any major U.S. city, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An inveterate bus rider of the old No. 6, Eldridge believed in public transportation.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Nov. 2024
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Even diplomats of Iran and North Korea, two of America’s most inveterate foes, can reside in New York city as a result of this unique host status of our country.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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These studies measured habitual behavior to find an overall trend in the length of time taken for healthy habits to form.—
Joshua Korber Hoffman,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Break Unhealthy Habits Many dietary choices are habitual, like eating a bowl of ice cream after dinner while watching TV or buying a soda every day at lunch.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Teaming must become more deliberate, more explicit, more clearly scaffolded and more deeply ingrained in the culture of the group.—
Jeffrey R. Wilson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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The nonprofit organization accused Filipino bishops of covering up the crimes by remaining silent on the issue, which has been largely suppressed in the country, where Catholicism is deeply ingrained.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This shift won’t only make unregenerate oil producers richer.—
Walter Russell Mead,
WSJ,
18 Oct. 2021
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One stalks about the room like a criminal imprisoned, unregenerate, incorrigible.—
Patricia Highsmith,
The New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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The confirmed death toll in the Los Angeles wildfires doubled Thursday night — from five fatalities to 10.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The confirmed death toll in Buncombe County alone climbed to 35 and was expected to rise, officials said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Oct. 2024
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Development of a new antibody drug to treat congenital tooth agenesis Oral Health.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the ashes of her daughter, Allison, who died four years ago at age 20 of congenital heart failure, were still there.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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