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Recent Examples of pitiless Her loss unleashed Twain’s anger at pitiless fate, and his relationships with his two surviving daughters became increasingly estranged. Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 And to think, this pitiless conquistador came to North America as a humble kitchen herb, deliberately imported by European settlers for its piquant flavor. Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 This is Lynskey in The Last of Us mode, pitiless and unrelenting, and teeing her up against an aligned Misty and Tai is the most exciting development that could have come out of an originally aimless-feeling season. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 Palomas are sweet and tart and bright and preternaturally refreshing, a worthy match for the pitiless heat of the Mexican summer, and deployed in great numbers whenever a little reprieve is in order. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitiless
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Adjective
  • As a member of a crew that robs banks, Mr. Blonde is the most ruthless.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • As they’re hunted by a ruthless drug gang led by the menacing Power (Aidan Gillen), their fight for survival becomes a journey of redemption.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • While Charlie Brown played things safe, Snoopy lived an exuberant life in his imagination, casting himself as a frustrated novelist, gleeful dancer, merciless attorney and even a prolific flying ace in a World War I Sopwith Camel.
    Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
  • Players have openly voiced their struggles with its deep rough, lightning-fast greens, and merciless bunkers.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025

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“Pitiless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitiless. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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