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Recent Examples of unpunished
This violent crime will not go unpunished, and our department will thoroughly investigate and bring charges against the suspect.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
No good deed goes unpunished, though; the more notoriety Olive receives, the more her fellow students are determined to take her down.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The Wolf of God digs deep into how his misdeeds went unpunished for so long.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
According to Aitken, while crime statistics show criminal activity is declining, what’s actually occurring is that fewer arrests are being made as law breakers go unpunished.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
No good deed goes unpunished, though; the more notoriety Olive receives, the more her fellow students are determined to take her down.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The Wolf of God digs deep into how his misdeeds went unpunished for so long.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
According to Aitken, while crime statistics show criminal activity is declining, what’s actually occurring is that fewer arrests are being made as law breakers go unpunished.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpunished
Adjective
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White disappointed for most of the season, playing an undisciplined style that often had him on the ground or otherwise not affecting plays.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Penalties made a big difference — both ways Penalties hit Missouri hard against Alabama last week, and the Tigers continued to look undisciplined at times Saturday.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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According to Healthline, lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled production of white blood cells called lymphocytes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, caffeine-sensitive individuals or those with uncontrolled blood pressure should exercise more caution.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Mary Roy, too, married to flee violence—her father, a civil servant under the British, beat his wife and whipped his children—only to find that her husband was an incorrigible drunk.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Who was this alien observer, whose gaze made me into a (slightly) better person, whose gaze (slightly) reduced my incorrigible self-centeredness?—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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These books can feel obstinate in their refusal of pleasure—an approach that does not seem to interest Berman in the slightest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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These books can feel obstinate in their refusal of pleasure—an approach that does not seem to interest Berman in the slightest.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That tone—of pain, of surprise, of a stubborn refusal to be reduced or diminished—is everywhere in it.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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If the stain is stubborn, add a few drops of dish soap to the water and vinegar mixture.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Public opinion has historically played a decisive role in shutdown fights, with voters often blaming the party seen as most intransigent.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although Congress and Allende had months to work for compromise solutions to the nation’s problems, both remained intransigent.—
Kristina Mani,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jens generally chooses his words carefully, and is, what’s more, particularly reticent just after finishing a long and difficult winter delivery trip; what’s a person supposed to do with words in a blizzard anyway, up on a stormy heath and all directions lost?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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In his first start in the wake of Beau Pribula’s significant injury, Zollers walked into a difficult situation, and his stat line reflected it.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Or perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to become obdurate, go weird and dive into the B-sides and deep cuts.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Vučić has remained obdurate.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpunished. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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