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Recent Examples of ruthless Because the woman is ruthless, Michaela promptly packs up all of Simone’s belongings and fires her, causing the woman to completely malfunction. Claire Franken, TVLine, 24 May 2025 No matter how ruthless a situation may be, 50 Cent will always be at the forefront with his unfiltered commentary. Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 16 May 2025 Wes Anderson is talking about a surreal moment that occurs early in his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, in which the protagonist, the ruthless international tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), experiences a vision of the afterlife. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2025 The exception nearly arrives in the closing minutes during a high-stakes scene that had the potential to transform the whole film into a ruthless satire. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ruthless
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merciless
Adjective
  • The film is cold-bloodedly whimsical, asking the audience to root for a merciless man who endeavors, ever so incrementally, to understand some deeper human truths.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
  • Unless stopped, Trump and the Republicans who follow him may go down as the most merciless and morally bankrupt leaders this country has ever produced.
    Tom Debley, Mercury News, 4 June 2025

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“Ruthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruthless. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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