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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
For cancer survivors, South Florida’s unforgiving heat and humidity can be an invisible threat that dictates how the day will go.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The math can be unforgiving for a guest appearance.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
The demographic picture is also unforgiving.
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John W. Diamond,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Horn made his second consecutive Pro Bowl, but knows how unforgiving the corner position is.
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Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The math can be unforgiving for a guest appearance.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
The demographic picture is also unforgiving.
—
John W. Diamond,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Horn made his second consecutive Pro Bowl, but knows how unforgiving the corner position is.
—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
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The company’ products also have a distinctive look that’s unmistakably Noble, offering an uncompromising approach to earbud design.
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Holzinger has spent the past decade building a reputation as one of Europe’s most uncompromising performance artists—filling opera houses and theaters with motorbikes, helicopters, heavy machinery, nudity, and feats of endurance that test what a body can withstand.
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But there have been many groups in music history where the woman becomes the face of the group and the guys get resentful.
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Meanwhile, Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick), has fallen in with a delinquent crowd out of sheer boredom, resentful that he’s never been allowed to leave the island.
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While investigators remain unyielding, no charges have been filed against Terri or anyone else in the case, nor has anyone officially been named as a suspect in Kyron’s disappearance.
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And that makes these games a wonderful, fleeting distraction from the unyielding things that actually matter.
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Passing a child who is unprepared may be the cruelest act of all.
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This is your news to share or not share; posting about this on Facebook strikes me as cruel.
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Fan reaction to the new breaks in the U.K. is likely to be uncharitable, as the isle is basically a clearinghouse of people who do not enjoy novelty.
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There is no need to be uncharitable.
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Everyone has an acid tongue and brims with spiteful resentment.
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However nasty and spiteful things get between the Butleys and the del Valles, there’s always the sense that a détente may still be possible.
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In Dungeon Crawler Carl, written for television by film, TV and comic book writer Chris Yost, an alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney described Heuermann as a remorseless and sadistic serial killer who cared only about himself.
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During that time, Carol faced a relapse of a malignant brain tumor, which had been diagnosed 7 years earlier at the age of 36.
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Mancini then missed the 2020 season after surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon.
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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