unreconstructed

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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. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for unreconstructed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreconstructed
Adjective
  • Alongside the setlist, Cameron checks in on Eilish throughout the 18 or so hours leading up to the show, as Eilish selects from her jersey-forward wardrobe, or gets special attention for her chronic ankle sprains.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
  • Third, chronic absenteeism is a growing concern.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Their extraordinary ability seems to come from a habitual, even compulsive, reflection on their past and a focus on anchoring memories to dates.
    Gabrielle Principe, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • The next major revolution came with the habitual use of fire, beginning around 400,000 years ago.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Even Dougie, an inveterate screwup, isn’t without hidden depths—and Anthony, a natural hype man for whoever’s around, takes his plea for emotional support seriously, quickly becoming invested in a twisty succession crisis.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Also, the industry essence of the French TV festival is co-production and Canadian producers are inveterate co-producers.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This shift won’t only make unregenerate oil producers richer.
    Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2021
  • One stalks about the room like a criminal imprisoned, unregenerate, incorrigible.
    Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
Adjective
  • At 14 weeks, Martinez learned the baby had a rare, severe congenital brain malformation.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Coleman suffered from congenital, progressive kidney disease throughout his life and underwent two failed transplants.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Ben Clemens at FanGraphs measured the change, relative to the 2025 regular season, and found that the zone has shrunk at the top of the zone and on the edges of the plate.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Despite his pectoral injury, Kancey battled back last season to play in the regular-season finale at Carolina.
    Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Unreconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreconstructed. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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