thankless
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appreciative, grateful, obliged, thankful
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May served for six years in the notoriously thankless job of home secretary, responsible for borders, immigration and law and order. — Washington Post, "Diligent Theresa May failed to solve the UK’s Brexit puzzle," 7 June 2019 Hickenlooper is doing the thankless task of pointing out folly among the 2020 candidates. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, "Editorial: Hickenlooper pushed back against Trump and spectacularly bad policy proposals," 5 June 2019 More often than not, the thankless grunt work carried out by offensive linemen on a football field goes unnoticed and underappreciated. — Theo Lawson, The Seattle Times, "Mike Leach praises freshman OL Abraham Lucas: ‘One of the best offensive linemen in the conference’," 6 Nov. 2018 Paul Ryan then stepped in to perform the thankless duty of being trashed by backbenchers in safe seats and Never Trumpers from the moral high ground of the bleachers. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Minority Leader’s Only Job," 14 Nov. 2018 So who might take this important — and thankless — Facebook job? — Kurt Wagner, Recode, "The social networking giant is on a hunt all over the globe for a new head of policy and communications.," 10 Oct. 2018 Jason Seaman represents the best of us, an adult with brains and talent who chose a mostly thankless career with long hours and little pay. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: As Noblesville hero Jason Seaman heals, a community heals with him," 28 May 2018 Among the more ridiculous elements in the script: the extent to which Diane’s adult daughters (Alicia Silverstone and Katie Aselton, in thankless parts) treat her like a child who’s unable to care for herself. — Jocelyn Noveck, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Uneven ‘Book Club’ is both sweet and hokey," 17 May 2018 Typically, though, Holaday’s role is a thankless one. — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Inside the thankless yet essential routine of Marlins backup catcher Bryan Holaday," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thankless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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