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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
the remorseless killer was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole
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as in merciless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
a remorseless and implacable hit man wordlessly pursuing his victim
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Recent Examples of remorseless
Competition between regions and manufacturers, however, is remorseless.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The Department of Justice on Thursday asked the courts to go hard on disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos when he’s sentenced next week, citing his remorseless behavior on social media.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Two months after the split, Trippie appeared remorseless on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
Value-form theory, as it’s often called, pays less attention than prior incarnations of Marxism did to the fission between labor and capital contained in the atom of the capitalist commodity, and stresses instead that both capitalists and workers must obey the same remorseless economic law.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The Department of Justice on Thursday asked the courts to go hard on disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos when he’s sentenced next week, citing his remorseless behavior on social media.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Two months after the split, Trippie appeared remorseless on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
Value-form theory, as it’s often called, pays less attention than prior incarnations of Marxism did to the fission between labor and capital contained in the atom of the capitalist commodity, and stresses instead that both capitalists and workers must obey the same remorseless economic law.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remorseless
Adjective
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Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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To play someone whose world is so beautiful on the surface but whose secrets are ruthless has been an exhilarating challenge.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the present day, Lockjaw reenters Bob and Willa’s lives with merciless force, deploying troops from his immigration taskforce on Baktan Cross, the sanctuary city where Bob and Willa have been laying low in the 16 years since Pat became Bob and baby Charlene, Willa, as the two went on the lam.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s actually the cruelest thing about them.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The cold on August 27, 2011, was unprecedented—unbridled, utterly cruel.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Remorseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remorseless. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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