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Recent Examples of unpunished
The key question is whether fraud is widespread, systemic or goes unpunished.
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Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
She was subsequently kicked off the worship team, her family was ostracized and the man who’d attacked her was left unpunished.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The key question is whether fraud is widespread, systemic or goes unpunished.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Though outright cheating does not go unpunished, contestants are often rewarded for finding loopholes in the rules and exploiting them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
She was subsequently kicked off the worship team, her family was ostracized and the man who’d attacked her was left unpunished.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The key question is whether fraud is widespread, systemic or goes unpunished.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Though outright cheating does not go unpunished, contestants are often rewarded for finding loopholes in the rules and exploiting them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpunished
Adjective
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The Mammoth played undisciplined hockey throughout the first period, which eventually cost them in the final minute.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The outfielder’s at-bats were largely undisciplined, and judging by the entirety of his turbulent 2025 season, Veen clearly lacked the off-field maturity to be ready for his call-up.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, the majority of pancreatic cancers occur when genetic mutations trigger uncontrolled growth of cells in the pancreas, eventually forming tumors.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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But over time, skipped doses can lead to uncontrolled blood pressure, which can damage your heart and blood vessels.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Daisy’s strategy with Mike has always been to treat him like a misbehaved child, which works insofar as scolding an incorrigible child does.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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The council is obstinate, dismissive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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But amid an increasingly obstinate City Council, opponent Ald.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Researchers have been looking into ways to reduce the stubborn inflammation HIV causes in the central nervous system.—
Smita S. Iyer,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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The findings, published in 2025 in Brain Stimulation, point to a fundamentally new way of treating one of the most stubborn psychiatric conditions, using a miniaturized implant that delivers brief bursts of stimulation only during key moments of exposure therapy.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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This seemingly intransigent problem now has a solution, thanks to a team led by Rudich and Römer.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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From above, the light of an intransigent sun falls on the creosote bush, the coyotillo, the cat’s claw.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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JSerra navigated a difficult regular-season schedule, then avoided upsets in the playoffs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But the strength of his acidic, strong, difficult performance was too powerful for the Tonys to deny.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Iran, with its massive military capabilities, its oil wealth, its appetite for regional hegemony and its obdurate Islamism may have been the foremost obstacle to Israel’s integration into the region since 1979.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpunished. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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