unpunished

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Recent Examples of unpunished No good deed goes unpunished, but as far as we're concerned, the Wicked: For Good trailer is all reward. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 June 2025 Proposition 36 was inspired by escalating retail theft, including smash-and-grab burglaries, that were virtually unpunished. George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 By some estimates, some 90% of murders in Mexico go unpunished. Eyder Peralta, NPR, 22 May 2025 Austin Butler is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished. Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpunished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpunished
Adjective
  • At its core, this undisciplined play stems from a stagnant style of offense.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • Edmonton trailed Monday's game 2-0 entering the second period after a series of undisciplined errors gave the Panthers four first-period power plays.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • The sheep, introduced over a century ago, grazed uncontrolled and destroyed nearly a third of the island's vegetation, leading to severe soil erosion and habitat degradation.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • By Thursday afternoon, the blaze continues to burn uncontrolled.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • They were joined by dozens of other performers across the rock ’n’ roll spectrum, from the hard-stomping Fleshtones to the incorrigible Supersuckers, to Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop, to the ageless Linda Gail Lewis — younger sister of music icon Jerry Lee Lewis.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
  • Critics attack it the same way: the recent success of a provincial right-wing party led many to view Austria as a land of incorrigible neofascists, for which it was sanctioned by the EU.
    Paul Lendvai, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Adjective
  • All that being said, the controls can still feel frustratingly obstinate at times, and get in the way of the overall experience.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • More: McConnell called Trump 'despicable' and a 'narcissist,' cried after Capitol riot, new book says Now out of GOP leadership, McConnell has emerged as the most obstinate member of a loose cohort of Republican senators willing to criticize the president’s policies and nominees.
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2021
Adjective
  • But earth sign parents can also lean toward being stubborn and strict, which may cause friction during a stand off or while navigating discipline or tough conversations.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 July 2025
  • Economists also will keep an eye on shelter prices, which have been a stubborn component keeping readings higher.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Trump campaigned on a vow to end the Russia-Ukraine war but has had little success so far, largely because Putin has been intransigent in terms of offering concessions.
    Ian Swanson, The Hill, 19 May 2025
  • And ever since, Cambodia has not been quite as foolishly intransigent on discussions of the South China Sea.
    Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Adjective
  • Speaking with director Joe Johnston, Oka explained the two most difficult things to simulate digitally at the time were human skin and water.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • They are often considered the most beautiful irises but can be difficult to grow.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ipswich proved obdurate and then generous opponents — Newcastle’s 78 per cent possession was the highest by any team in a Premier League match this season — and their relegation was confirmed by this 3-0 defeat.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Whatever regime emerges could well be even more radical and obdurate.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Unpunished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpunished. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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