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Recent Examples of unregenerate
This shift won’t only make unregenerate oil producers richer.
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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
An actress, artist and, in an earlier life, unregenerate gadabout, Ms. Subkoff seemed intent on presenting the world with a shiny, self-assured and elegantly gift-wrapped version of herself.
—New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
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
An actress, artist and, in an earlier life, unregenerate gadabout, Ms. Subkoff seemed intent on presenting the world with a shiny, self-assured and elegantly gift-wrapped version of herself.
—New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unregenerate
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All types of alcohol contribute to cancer by damaging DNA and increasing chronic inflammation, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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But what is different about the downfall of Starmer, which is now under way, has been the timidity of his premiership, its chronic self-doubt, as if its voice were permanently stuck in its throat.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Ivey recently described the LGBTQ community as unrighteous in a live stream from his Instagram account.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ancient sacred writings teach us to avoid using unrighteous means to oppose the unrighteous demands of wicked rulers.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Tales of literary savants who were also habitual drinkers seemed especially prolific in the 20th century.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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While direct channels provide an opportunity for brands, particularly new ones, to launch and scale rapidly, retail channels provide a more focused point of discovery and support habitual consumption.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Another pair of wins from KPop Demon Hunters, which are attached to the evil boy band Saja Boys, cracked the top 10 as well, and several members – the group is made up of Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and Samuil Lee – are usually classified as K-pop artists.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The filmmaker’s post included a photo of himself with a puppet of Metal Sonic, an evil robot version of Sonic from the gaming franchise that was teased at the end of the third movie.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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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
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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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Each side views members of the other party not as merely having a different view on politics but rather as evil or immoral.—
James Piazza,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pope Francis changed the church’s social teaching to declare capital punishment immoral in all cases.—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The liveliest glimpses of life seemed wedged between the old, unreconstructed city and the shinier, up-and-coming version.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to Musk’s removal of most of the policies that had prevented extremists from dominating the site, and to the noxiousness of Grok, unreconstructed Nazism runs rampant on the platform.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
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These immoral legislators are reprobate, fraudulent leeches who need to be removed immediately.—
Jeff Horseman,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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Gasoline is dirty, smelly, toxic, and environmentally reprobate.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Unregenerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unregenerate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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