unbowed

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Recent Examples of unbowed On the subject of the brutal ICE raids in Los Angeles, Chicago and other major cities that have shocked the nation, including some prominent Trump supporters, the president was unbowed. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025 Jackson remains unbowed by his removal. Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025 As long as the Jewish state stands on the front lines of civilization, the United States must remain at its side, unwavering, unbowed, and unashamed. MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Trump, unbowed, seems unable to pump the brakes. Philip Elliott, Time, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbowed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbowed
Adjective
  • Village is unbeaten in the Olympic League.
    Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Sierra Canyon is 21-2 and headed for another unbeaten Mission League season.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Massacre followed massacre, until Narváez’s men arrived at the last unconquered village, Caonao.
    Greg Grandin September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • The display includes a video showing the power of nature and the indomitable spirit of Ellicott City’s community.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Are today’s successes due to luck or your indomitable spirit?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Huskies are the lone undefeated team left in women's college basketball.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
  • San Diego City College finished the first half of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference season with a perfect 8-0 record while the MiraCosta College women remain the only undefeated team in the California Community College Athletic Association heading into a key game Tuesday.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.
    Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • What has made the difference between, say, being very good and often appearing invincible is a transfer portal that has yielded two quarterbacks in as many years that are/were in the top two nationally in pass efficiency.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
    Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Throughout the ’90s and early 2000s, Khan’s star power seemed unstoppable.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Any worrying local trends could turn into unstoppable global forces with implications for everyone.
    Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • That is partly because no other power had enjoyed America’s unique circumstances—largely invulnerable to foreign invasion, because of its strength and its distance from the other great powers, and thus able to deploy force thousands of miles from home without leaving itself at risk.
    Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Moreover, a culture where everyone tries to look invulnerable is harmful.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbowed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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