pitilessness

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Noun
  • The jury further determined that the crimes involved a threat of great bodily harm and demonstrated a high degree of cruelty, viciousness or callousness, the district attorney's office said.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Hantz was turning callousness into spectacle and many viewers were hungry for it.
    Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • China has gained, not suffered, from this obduracy.
    JONATHAN A. CZIN, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
    Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • But what struck me beyond his (to my mind) rigidity about roles was that his response to the disagreement was to shut down and refuse to talk to her.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.
    Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In Guatire, in Miranda state, preliminary reports indicate that several people were injured, though the severity of the injuries and the exact number of those affected remain unclear.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Too much of it can cause brain damage, and pediatricians must regularly check for bilirubin in newborns to measure the severity of the jaundice and determine whether the child needs treatment.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The top prospect’s irregular playing time is a product of his positional inflexibility mixed with the construction of the current roster.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • The frustration is in the inflexibility.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Saura had a large sense of the humor, which struck those who got to know him, belying the sternness of his public visage with his playful banter and frequent chuckle.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But their specific details and strictness have modulated between political administrations in recent years.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 June 2026
  • The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts.
    Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Pitilessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitilessness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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