1
as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire
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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state
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Recent Examples of unsparing
The judge’s takedown was unsparing.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
David Szalay’s recent novel Flesh captures with unsparing accuracy the consciousness of an ordinary man in helpless decline.
—Kevin Power, The New York Review of Books, 25 Dec. 2025
Perhaps with that aid package in mind, Putin was pretty unsparing in his remarks on the war.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
But Ramsay is no stranger to an unsparing edit process in time for Cannes and then also theaters.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
David Szalay’s recent novel Flesh captures with unsparing accuracy the consciousness of an ordinary man in helpless decline.
—Kevin Power, The New York Review of Books, 25 Dec. 2025
Perhaps with that aid package in mind, Putin was pretty unsparing in his remarks on the war.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
But Ramsay is no stranger to an unsparing edit process in time for Cannes and then also theaters.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsparing
Adjective
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The most generous interpretation of the New Atheist view on this question is that people ought to have the freedom to decide for themselves.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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There's little a generous spoonful of fresh field peas won't compliment.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Figure skating is ruthless that way.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss (Bening), Lucky must fight for her life — and a way out.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Murphy is not acting alone, however, as he’s been assigned to the journey out of a labor camp run by a merciless, tobacco-spitting boss (Russell Crowe) — and some in his merriless band turn out to be savvier, and more malicious, than others.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the Warriors, driven by the merciless ticking clock of Curry’s career, are desperate.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Across this stony landscape, light sometimes falls.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Unsparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsparing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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