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Recent Examples of shamelessness
The lucrative example paved the way for more than two decades of musical theater shamelessness.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Ever since reforming their membership a few years back, the Globes have backed away from their particular brand of shamelessness and gotten a little bit hipper.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Outlandishness and shamelessness are major elements in movies, and so Sheridan’s willingness to pull out all the stops — such as bringing in a huge forest fire just to keep things interesting — marks him as a man with the right sensibility to be making movies.
—Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2021
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Ever since reforming their membership a few years back, the Globes have backed away from their particular brand of shamelessness and gotten a little bit hipper.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Outlandishness and shamelessness are major elements in movies, and so Sheridan’s willingness to pull out all the stops — such as bringing in a huge forest fire just to keep things interesting — marks him as a man with the right sensibility to be making movies.
—Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamelessness
Noun
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Their outfits, though wildly different, complement each other perfectly, playing subtly between audacity and elegance.—
Alessandro Cariani,
Glamour,
21 Aug. 2025
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Taffy so eloquently laid out this idea of like, the audacity of these middle-aged women living their lives, having adventures, embarrassing themselves, supporting each other, arguing with each other.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The key is to match dandelions' boldness with bold control measures.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 June 2026
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Within weeks the boldness of the United Bid became its weakness.—
Kevin Baxter
Follow
June 7,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Set the scene Sexy without being pretentious and bold without the brashness, Il Sereno is a lesson in artful restraint.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Liu admits there can be a tactical side to his brashness.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2026
Noun
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That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Historical novelists are often charged with disrespect and unseriousness, of ransacking the archives for sensational scenery to hang behind their conventional family sagas and love stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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The idea is a partial and symbolic sharing, and the purpose is to break the link between hard work and disrespect.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Noun
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But such aesthetic impudence is par for the course at the kaleidoscopic seaside pleasure dome of architect Chet Callahan, his husband, finance executive Jacinto Hernandez, and their teenage sons, Hernan and Noe.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Kennedy Center’s president, Richard Grenell, announced that the Center intends to sue Redd for his impudence.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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While some loved the combination of sauciness and berries, others found it a bit watery.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some of this was a matter of the insolence of riches and pride of place.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Egg’s plucky insolence belies his puny size, a comedic contrast with Claffey’s ex-rugby player physique, and perhaps his seemingly humble origins as well.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Shamelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamelessness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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