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Recent Examples of mercilessly
Madrid are actually owned by 80,000 members who demand the highest standards — and are surrounded by a voracious local media who mercilessly criticise anyone who even temporarily falls short.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Deer, meanwhile, were hunted mercilessly.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
Mexican authorities and fellow journalists say López Serrano likely ordered the hit because the journalist had mocked the young narco mercilessly in Ríodoce, the weekly co-founded by Valdez.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
During the War of 1812, the British mercilessly bombarded Fort Henry.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
How could someone with such familiar dreams have beaten me so mercilessly only minutes earlier?
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
For the past few months, thousands of people have been sharing their sightings online and mercilessly poking fun.
—CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
Olympia’s client is Diego Castillo, a firefighter who claims that he was mercilessly mocked and hazed by his peers after bringing his husband to a company cookout.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Deer, meanwhile, were hunted mercilessly.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
Mexican authorities and fellow journalists say López Serrano likely ordered the hit because the journalist had mocked the young narco mercilessly in Ríodoce, the weekly co-founded by Valdez.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
During the War of 1812, the British mercilessly bombarded Fort Henry.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
How could someone with such familiar dreams have beaten me so mercilessly only minutes earlier?
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
For the past few months, thousands of people have been sharing their sightings online and mercilessly poking fun.
—CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
Olympia’s client is Diego Castillo, a firefighter who claims that he was mercilessly mocked and hazed by his peers after bringing his husband to a company cookout.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercilessly
Adverb
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In his absence, Maduro has been replaced by his former deputy, Delcy Rodriguez, now acting president, who has ruthlessly transformed her country’s geopolitical outlook.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Republicans understand this gap and are exploiting it ruthlessly.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Marley’s level of fame and influence meant that, after his death at 36, his legacy, his spirit, his brand was to be shaped by a record industry that could be callously indifferent to truth or quality at the expense of revenue.—
Eric Harvey,
Pitchfork,
18 Jan. 2026
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Some industry representatives ahead of the meeting expressed worry that attending risked casting them as willing participants in a callously opportunistic grab for Venezuela’s crude, people familiar with the matter said.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Nov. 2025
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Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Last month, security forces brutally suppressed nationwide protests, killing thousands and arresting many more in the deadliest suppression of demonstrations in the history of the Islamic Republic.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance footage shown at the trial depicted Santos brutally beating the sleeping victims with a large metal bar over the course of half an hour.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The oversight tour came after activists alleged detainees were being treated inhumanely at the facility.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Mercilessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercilessly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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