1
as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire
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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state
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Recent Examples of unsparing
The judge who sentenced Peters in October 2024 was unsparing.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Were a Democratic president doing any of this, Republican hawks would be unsparing in their criticism.
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Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who’s running for insurance commissioner, was unsparing in his criticism of Kelly’s decision to nix the one piece of substantive tax reform approved in 2026 by a Legislature bitterly divided over the best approach to delivering tax relief.
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Matthew Kelly
updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Were a Democratic president doing any of this, Republican hawks would be unsparing in their criticism.
—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism.
—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who’s running for insurance commissioner, was unsparing in his criticism of Kelly’s decision to nix the one piece of substantive tax reform approved in 2026 by a Legislature bitterly divided over the best approach to delivering tax relief.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsparing
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Natural materials, generous outdoor space and, above all, privacy and security are the new markers of wealth.
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Now, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton present a stark choice to voters in the race to be the next governor at a moment when public support for the state’s generous safety net is starting to fray.
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Canadian quartet Truck Violence have been sloshing together these subgenres in a ruthless manner for several years now, and their sophomore album and debut for the Flenser aims for even higher drops between those peaks and valleys.
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There was relative peace for 11 years, until a second civil war erupted in 1983, when leaders in Khartoum imposed sharia (Islamic) law and accelerated repression of the southern Christian rebels, which ultimately allowed a ruthless military officer, Omar al-Bashir, to come to power in 1989.
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At least seven of those winners started charitable foundations, and all nine have made significant gifts to local causes.
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Some said a heartfelt card is enough, while others suggested a charitable donation.
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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
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Humility is the posture; the standard is merciless.
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Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.
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Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
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“Unsparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsparing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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