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Recent Examples of unreconstructed
Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
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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
Katznelson does not spare the reader the vivid, revolting details of the unreconstructed bigotry of many southern Democrats toward African Americans.
—Taeku Lee, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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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
Katznelson does not spare the reader the vivid, revolting details of the unreconstructed bigotry of many southern Democrats toward African Americans.
—Taeku Lee, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreconstructed
Adjective
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Nick’s parents are divorced, and the panic attacks begin after Nick, having become incorrigible in adolescence, is ordered by his mom to go live with his dad in a subdivision called Chariot Courts, in Libertyville, Illinois, an exurb of Chicago.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 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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Many infectious diseases are lethal only for the poor; they are layered atop comorbidities and chronic conditions produced by social and commercial determinants of health.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The relentless pursuit of success, combined with expectations of constant availability and productivity, has led many employees to experience chronic stress and exhaustion.—
Clare Miller,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Marioneta, an inveterate ladies’ lady, starts sleeping with Espada (Kerygma Flores), a kind of bullfighter who squares off with cuyes instead of cows.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Research suggests that habitual lottery players – especially those with low incomes – see the gamble as an investment rather than a form of entertainment.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Changing environments—like going for a walk, retreats or even flights—can also help break habitual thought patterns and spark new insights.—
Maile Keone,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Emotional triggers are often rooted in our past experiences, biases, and ingrained beliefs.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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If 42 days passes without a confirmed infection, that chain of contagiousness is generally considered broken, explains Gabriel Benavidez, an epidemiologist at Baylor University in Texas.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
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Wildlife Management Supervisor Brett Beatty with the Division of Wildlife verified there have been reports of dead deer in Hamilton County, but no confirmed cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease yet.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
19 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, our paper finds that the rise in mortality was not solely due to perinatal or congenital issues and the time of birth.—
Brad Greenwood,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Reduces the Risk of Congenital Disabilities Drinking orange juice provides pregnant people with the needed folate that can reduce the risk of congenital disabilities.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Unreconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreconstructed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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