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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
Many workers’ pay is effectively frozen in an unforgiving labor market that hasn’t seen any meaningful increases in wages in decades.
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Seimetz, who takes over lording duties from the Aunts whenever Agnes heads home from school, pulled from a disparate field of sources to step into Paula's unforgiving equestrian boots.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
The feature expands the world into darker, more unforgiving territory, with more intricate conflicts and deeper character work.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Setting the gems into each ceramic bezel is a very challenging endeavor, given that the material is super hard and unforgiving.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Seimetz, who takes over lording duties from the Aunts whenever Agnes heads home from school, pulled from a disparate field of sources to step into Paula's unforgiving equestrian boots.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
The feature expands the world into darker, more unforgiving territory, with more intricate conflicts and deeper character work.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Setting the gems into each ceramic bezel is a very challenging endeavor, given that the material is super hard and unforgiving.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
Adjective
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Ghalibaf’s rise signals a shift toward the Revolutionary Guard’s more uncompromising elements effectively running the country.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bimota remains one of motorcycling’s most uncompromising niche manufacturers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
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When made on a grand, industrial scale, art requires a team, always with the risk of significant contributors feeling discarded or resentful.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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But being attuned to our own needs and desires tends to leave us feeling more satisfied and fulfilled and less resentful and angry.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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There are several factors driving the staggering heat, including a unyielding ridge of high pressure straddling Southern California and weaker-than-normal coastal winds, which typically drive upwelling along the coast.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Linda becomes her husband’s unyielding defender as the tortured Biff — once the quintessential American boy — develops into a Knight of the Mirrors against his father’s Quixote, the adversary who tries to force the dreamer to encounter his own reflection.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Violating that trust is both cruel and unlawful.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 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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But again and again throughout Thursday's hearing, the fraying of bonds between Kennedy and his former party was on full display as spiteful comments were passed back and forth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But again and again throughout Thursday’s hearing, the fraying of bonds between Kennedy and his former party was on full display as spiteful comments were passed back and forth.—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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This new docuseries explores the intrepid work of former fundamentalist Christine Marie and videographer Tolga Katas in bringing down the sect's sadistic leader, Samuel Bateman.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Like some sadistic Greek myth, I was granted my freedom but sentenced this barrage of questions for the foreseeable future.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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Friends of Jaclyn was inspired by Murphy’s daughter, a nine-year-old lacrosse player in New York who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in 2004.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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What doctors initially believed was a benign tumor quickly became something far more serious — a life-altering diagnosis of a malignant Phyllodes tumor of the breast that set off a whirlwind of surgeries and years of recovery, reshaping not only her body, but her sense of self.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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