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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
To many law enforcement officials, Mr. Peltier is a remorseless killer whose appeals had been reviewed, and rejected, by more than 20 federal judges.
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Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Peltier is a remorseless killer, who brutally murdered two of our own – Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
His beady-eyed blink, remorseless as ever, is also deeply hilarious.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
In the besieged city, the cost of the remorseless Russian assault is painfully visible despite the Ukrainians’ courage and innovation.
—Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 29 Oct. 2024
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Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Peltier is a remorseless killer, who brutally murdered two of our own – Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
His beady-eyed blink, remorseless as ever, is also deeply hilarious.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
In the besieged city, the cost of the remorseless Russian assault is painfully visible despite the Ukrainians’ courage and innovation.
—Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remorseless
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O’Neil had shown a more ruthless streak in dealing with Lemina, stripping the midfielder of the captaincy after those embarrassing post-match scenes at West Ham.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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There is the ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and his mysterious assistant Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by Lauren’s late mother, Adele, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 55, their family knows that this merciless disease is no laughing matter.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lottie proposes that Natalie be stripped of her title and that the merciless and vicious Shauna should lead them instead.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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But this is the cruel and unreasonable state of this Administration's deportation policy.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such evidence could support the view that incessant loud noise amounts to torture or cruel treatment towards cetaceans, in turn galvanizing support for a new right to be free from such harm.—
David Gruber,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Remorseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remorseless. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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