as in unashamed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unabashed by their booing and hissing, he continued with his musical performance
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Recent Examples of unabashed
The definitive statements serve as an unabashed outlier among the catalogue of budget scores, growth forecasts and macroeconomic analyses produced since House Republicans passed their version of Trump’s agenda by the narrowest of margins.
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
On the latest episode of her podcast The Bald and the Beautiful with fellow Drag Race star Katya on Tuesday, Mattel shared her unabashed praise for Beyoncé’s tour.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 May 2025
This issue was built around residences that offer respite from the routine: homes that are in harmony with their environment and the rhythms of their inhabitants, and that offer an unabashed sense of fantasy and locale.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Pope Francis was an unabashed critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly spoke out against Kirill’s close relationship with the Kremlin.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
On the latest episode of her podcast The Bald and the Beautiful with fellow Drag Race star Katya on Tuesday, Mattel shared her unabashed praise for Beyoncé’s tour.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 May 2025
This issue was built around residences that offer respite from the routine: homes that are in harmony with their environment and the rhythms of their inhabitants, and that offer an unabashed sense of fantasy and locale.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Pope Francis was an unabashed critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly spoke out against Kirill’s close relationship with the Kremlin.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabashed
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In any case, Mecha Break is a big and unashamed mecha game.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Oasis were always unashamed in their ambition and bold about conquering the world, but they were staggered by the experience of playing at their club’s home stadium.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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Our more than 18,000 Bombardier employees are proud to welcome this new, important customer to our family.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In 1977, Peter Murray, a lecturer in art history, had the modest idea of putting some sculptures on the grounds of the 18th-century Bretton Hall estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire—a city that was the proud birthplace of sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.—
Kin Woo,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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Del Rey’s feathery croon was totally wrong for the song, which calls for an unembarrassed quality that’s not part of her whole deal.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s something a little shameless but also on-point about introducing a literal ticking clock to the proceedings, emulating the world of reality TV cooking shows.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Altman’s blog created a buzz on social media, with many speculating about what new development had caused Altman to write those words and others accusing Altman of shameless hype.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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“Unabashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabashed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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