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
  • Children, older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are most at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Many modern-day diseases can be traced back to chronic gut symptoms.
    Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
  • Five additional felony charges — including a lead stalking charge and a habitual offender sentencing enhancement — were dismissed.
    Madison Lambert, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The inveterate white supremacist Woodrow Wilson mouthed anti-colonial rhetoric before reverting to form at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • The far-outside post doesn’t compromise this inveterate deep closer, but a lack of pace up front definitely will.
    Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Adjective
  • While there's no confirmed location, yet, experts have been able to rule out a few possibilities.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • 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
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
  • In some areas, methamphetamine or opioids are major drivers of congenital syphilis.
    Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026
  • And congenital syphilis — when the disease is passed from mother to baby — has a high likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth, or death shortly after birth.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • The 25-year-old registered a career-high 42 points in 82 regular-season games for Buffalo during the 2025-26 season, and tied career highs with 11 goals and 31 assists last season.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Golden State entered the draft lottery after going 37-45 during the regular season and bowing out in the play-in tournament.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

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“Unreconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreconstructed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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