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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
In this Greenlandic village, gun ownership was rooted in the requirements of an unforgiving environment.
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Their unforgiving slopes, expert-level clientele, and freezing temperatures are enough to give many beginner's pause.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
The vehicles, Bronco Badlands models with the Sasquatch Package, are purpose-built to navigate unforgiving terrain.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
By its long winters and frozen lakes and by the quiet discipline of looking out for one another when the cold is unforgiving and the hardest moments require us to rely on each other.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Their unforgiving slopes, expert-level clientele, and freezing temperatures are enough to give many beginner's pause.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
The vehicles, Bronco Badlands models with the Sasquatch Package, are purpose-built to navigate unforgiving terrain.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
By its long winters and frozen lakes and by the quiet discipline of looking out for one another when the cold is unforgiving and the hardest moments require us to rely on each other.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
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Similar things were said about his father, a famously uncompromising negotiator.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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And Outside? The EVO’s design is equally uncompromising.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Hong Chau is a great choice for the adult Nelly, a quietly resentful sort who causes more friction in Cathy and Heathcliff's tempestuous situation.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Feeling bored, resentful and trapped by domestic life, Hedda hatches a plan to destroy her husband’s potential career rival, Eilert Lovberg, who happens to be her ex-lover.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The breath of air, and the freedom of movement, only reinforce the moral asphyxiation taking place inside—and emphasize the unyielding authority sustaining the city’s public life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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On other occasions, a parting can be soured by big, unyielding personalities.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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His lawyer, Béatrice Zavarro, sought to show that his past had formed him, but there was a cruel irony in the reference.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many of these schools are impossibly competitive – impossibly and fantastically cruel.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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Recall that Huffines unsuccessfully challenged Abbott in the 2022 GOP primary for governor and had some uncharitable things to say about him.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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The only way to get to that conclusion, however, is to make a lot of uncharitable assumptions about Kimmel’s thinking.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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What does that mean, a spiteful number?—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Melvin Williams, a professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, says the spiteful nature of Swift and Lively's texts doesn't reflect well on either woman − and both have probably lost some fans as a result.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, Clara draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh, and the sublime.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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What’s the effect of her cutting Cathy’s sadistic brother?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over time, these polyps can become cancerous (malignant) and spread to other areas of the body.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The researchers found that this therapy prolonged survival in patients with glioblastoma, the most common and malignant primary brain tumor.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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