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Recent Examples of mercilessly
Some commentators’ dark horses for the tournament, Norway qualified from Europe with a perfect record, pillaging goals at will, while mercilessly dispatching opponents.
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Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
The parody would begin with Oteri's Gail Hailstorm, a riff on Courteney Cox's mercilessly ambitious reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
The home crowd mercilessly booed Schultz as Arraez jogged off the pain, then cheered even louder when the pitcher was pulled from the game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Because sometimes, somebody will go down, and then the other fighter will jump on him and start punching him mercilessly in the head.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
School is where some students learn that mercilessly rejecting others is not only permissible but also necessary, to eliminate competition.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The Knicks set their eyes on James Harden and attacked him mercilessly.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Advertisement Rabbi Eli Schlanger was only 41-years-old when he was gunned down mercilessly, senselessly by terrorists.
—Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026
Four chapters in Levine’s novel chronicle Ella’s stay at a boarding-style finishing school for girls where she is mercilessly bullied but also finds a best friend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
The parody would begin with Oteri's Gail Hailstorm, a riff on Courteney Cox's mercilessly ambitious reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
The home crowd mercilessly booed Schultz as Arraez jogged off the pain, then cheered even louder when the pitcher was pulled from the game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Because sometimes, somebody will go down, and then the other fighter will jump on him and start punching him mercilessly in the head.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
School is where some students learn that mercilessly rejecting others is not only permissible but also necessary, to eliminate competition.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The Knicks set their eyes on James Harden and attacked him mercilessly.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Advertisement Rabbi Eli Schlanger was only 41-years-old when he was gunned down mercilessly, senselessly by terrorists.
—Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026
Four chapters in Levine’s novel chronicle Ella’s stay at a boarding-style finishing school for girls where she is mercilessly bullied but also finds a best friend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercilessly
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Unfortunately, Angelus finds out and ruthlessly snaps her neck, smashing the orb for good measure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Any party member who seeks to defy his wishes risks losing a seat, being unmercifully gaslit, or trashed on Truth Social.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
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Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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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
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Victim Nyron Shaw’s father said the driver who mowed his son down last year in Ocean Hill a day before Independence Day should face the maximum penalty for allegedly driving twice the speed limit and heartlessly taking off, leaving his son to die.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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The department was known to operate callously, firing people by email or locking them out of buildings.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Altman accused of making ChatGPT unsafe The lawsuit joins prior suits accusing Altman of callously deploying AI systems without regard for user safety.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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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
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Policy credibility, once lost, is brutally hard to win back.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This summer thriller introduces readers to five seemingly random people waiting for a train — until one of them is brutally killed.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The complaints also allege the 37 people detained were taken to the Broadview ICE detention center where they were treated inhumanely.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Building Alligator Alcatraz and being proud of treating people inhumanely while at the same time stealing money for his charity is disgusting.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Mercilessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercilessly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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