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Recent Examples of unbowed
Bosch refused to be silenced and walked out unbowed, joined by others, including last year’s winner, Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
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
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbowed
Adjective
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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame is unbeaten.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Irish went unbeaten in the ACC that season while UConn cruised through the American Athletic Conference, but the Huskies still received the top seed and went on to beat Notre Dame in the national championship.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Apart from Michigan, nearly all lands east of the Mississippi River had been carved into states, while Florida remained sparsely inhabited and in large part unconquered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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The film delves into the fragility of the human mind, the dangers of AI warfare, and the indomitable spirit required to confront terror in an increasingly digital world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After 40 years, 12 national championships and 11 undefeated regular seasons, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma has little patience for debates about rankings and NCAA Tournament seeding.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 championship is more of an affirmation, a continuation of what the Bruins have done all season en route to an undefeated Big Ten regular season and a school-record 25-game winning streak.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Russia's latest territorial losses shows that far from being invincible, Putin and his army are beginning to experience real failures in terms of capability and resources.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pro athletes aren’t invincible.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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UConn was also unstoppable from beyond the arc, going 8-for-10 in the first half with Fudd, Strong and Arnold shooting 100% on seven combined makes.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Within a Western framework, eternity is often conceived as perpetual, unstoppable change—an ideology of movement.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Still, like any good soldier, Meredith wasn’t going to be discouraged by a bunch of invulnerable avian tanks.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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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
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