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Recent Examples of merciless Even while tears streamed down their faces, the monitors continued to document the merciless killings with the hope another hunt wouldn’t be repeated after the public saw their heart-wrenching photographs. Susan Hargreaves, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025 The Heat’s roller-coaster season has come to a merciless end. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 This time, his assignment takes him to Serbia, as he is tasked with assassinating the merciless General Mile Valstoria (Peter Linka). Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 10 May 2025 That was 12 years ago, and yet the talk about him continues here, the ghosts live on, and with merciless frequency Lerro privately relives the fateful morning in which a vicious storm descended upon him with no warning. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for merciless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merciless
ruthless
Adjective
  • Confronting Iran’s ruthless campaign of terror, nuclear ambitions, and regional aggression demands strength, resolve, and strategic clarity.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 June 2025
  • Michael Fassbender plays the deceased Apple guru — a flawed, ruthless, but ultimately compassionate soul.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025

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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merciless. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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