as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
an unblushing patriotism that is manifested in the family's public display of the flag
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The electricity of this Ivanov can sometimes give it a lurid, Frankenstein-ish quality, and the unabashed intensity works.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026 -
At times, the event felt like an unabashed promotional event for the city, from the speakers touting Oakland to the messages on the signs atop the stage.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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His light, slurring, hornlike, Al Green-ish singing now melted into the rest of his watery compositions, making the lyrics hard to hear but his great reservoir of unembarrassed feeling impossible to miss.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2025
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The through line in all this is an austere aesthetic of unembarrassed domination that is also somehow insecure in its flashiness.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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The worst, most shameless people in the world already understand this and use that cold logic to their advantage.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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Okay, let’s get into the other good, bad, and ugly from episode 2 of Survivor 50, and — shameless plug alert!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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Quinlan is proud protesters have ignored MAGA supporters who have driven past, waving flags, honking horns and shouting insults during previous events.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Families gave their sons to the military and were proud to do it, and very worried.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene There’s a definitive vibe to Boudoir de Muses—one that’s romantic in an overt way, and unashamed of its provocative nature.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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In unashamed authoritarian fashion, the university barred journalists from the campus just before the police raid, and threatened their own student journalists with arrest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Unblushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unblushing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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