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as in troublesome
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as in pitying
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruthful
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At times, Lynch would surrender walks, which led to him getting into troublesome situations.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026 -
Eldridge also has struck out 41 times in 114 at-bats and Giants officials were hoping to see some progress with what otherwise portends to be a troublesome issue against major-league pitching.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The article explored the poignant sibling renaissance between Vuong and his younger brother Nicky after the death of their mother; the decade-wide gulf between their life experiences became less notable as the process of bereavement threw them together with great intensity.—
Sarah Moroz,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Last summer, Nelson, who turned 93 in April, used the song and its poignant music video to open his performances on the Outlaw Music Festival Tour.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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Jones rejected his plea deal on July 2, 2024, for being too lenient for stalking and shooting a woman 4-5 times in November 2022, which sparked the tirade, court documents allege.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Others have criticized the White House for taking a vindictive approach and targeting Democratic states that may have larger Medicaid populations and more lenient eligibility requirements.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Violators could be ticketed similar to a non-moving violation for a driver.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Each wrong turn is bittersweet, making the eventual reunion even more moving and meaningful.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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Would Homelander be merciful and spare just this one?—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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The merciful end came three weeks after Sunderland’s surrender to relegation in May 2017.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari does something similar with the new movie Blue Heron, a semi-autobiographical piece whose structure loops in on itself, melding fact and fiction into a doleful portrait of a family tragedy.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Black Hills bucket-listing aside, time here is best spent tubing and fishing on the river, luxuriating in the infrared sauna, or listening to a doleful coyote song under a blanket of stars.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some are quite tolerant of drought and others prefer moist planting sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Several of my roses fall squarely into the tolerant category.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Each emotional beat arrives with soft footsteps, and is all the more affecting for it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the most affecting moment – both in song and on the album – comes at the end, with Bono singing a capella, his voice catching on the final lines as the song ends cold.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Ruthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruthful. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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