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Recent Examples of ruthless Clever, caustic, caring and competitively ruthless. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025 The movie brings back Hemsworth’s Rake, who is tasked with a new mission — rescuing the battered family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 In the first book, young witches Anja and Zack, who can turn themselves into birds, search for their parents after ruthless dictator Nexus takes control of society. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 The company is famous for its creative but ruthless approach to cost cutting. Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ruthless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruthless
merciless
Adjective
  • Chat members were merciless in their rhetoric against fellow Young Republicans in competing factions of the organization.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Next is 4-2 Mississippi State at home, the closest thing to a reprieve left on this merciless schedule.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Ruthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruthless. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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