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Recent Examples of unreconstructed
And not just those unreconstructed Confederates who write books quoting each other in their echo chambers suggesting the War wasn't about slavery but about economics and states' rights.
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arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Walton remained an unreconstructed hippie the rest of his life.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2024
The most direct criticism of Peltz came from Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a management professor at Yale who is an unreconstructed fan of Iger’s.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Walton remained an unreconstructed hippie the rest of his life.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2024
The most direct criticism of Peltz came from Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a management professor at Yale who is an unreconstructed fan of Iger’s.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreconstructed
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Blepharitis refers to any inflammation of the eyelid, which can also be the result of chronic overproduction of oil on the eyelid glands, bacterial infections, or even seborrheic dermatitis.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2026
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The larval forms of these parasites migrate through the skin and can invade the eyes, causing chronic inflammation that can lead to blindness.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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But the Coop had one thing that failed cooperatives didn’t: Joe Holtz, a gregarious 22-year-old from Sheepshead Bay with a mind for numbers and an incorrigible idealism.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
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Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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An inveterate self-promoter, Salieri is determined to control how he’ll be remembered.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Chris Matthews, the inveterate Washington insider and analyst, joins us to talk about the state of politics and the press.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
5 Dec. 2025
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Wawa said there are no confirmed reports of anyone being injured from consuming the affected products.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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At this point, there have been no confirmed CODIS matches in this investigation.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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This shift won’t only make unregenerate oil producers richer.—
Walter Russell Mead,
WSJ,
18 Oct. 2021
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One stalks about the room like a criminal imprisoned, unregenerate, incorrigible.—
Patricia Highsmith,
The New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2021
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Back in 2022, at the age of 5, True needed a heart procedure for a serious congenital heart defect known as hypoplastic right heart syndrome.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The 29-year-old took to Instagram on Tuesday to discuss undergoing surgery for a congenital heart defect.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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And China, Russia and Iran have also held regular joint military drills in recent years.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Each suite has a musical theme, but the regular guest rooms are just as comfy and spacious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Unreconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreconstructed. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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