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Recent Examples of unsparingly
Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The episode unsparingly examines cultural assumptions about race and colorism; similarly, HIM is a scathing critique of how professional sports capitalize upon the bodies and minds of Black athletes.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The episode unsparingly examines cultural assumptions about race and colorism; similarly, HIM is a scathing critique of how professional sports capitalize upon the bodies and minds of Black athletes.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsparingly
Adverb
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Protests and demonstrations demanding political reform have been ruthlessly suppressed.—
Ghassan E. El-Eid,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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San Diego can cut teams apart in possession or on the counter and ruthlessly preys upon opponents’ mistakes.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Over the next two years, Chris filmed the mosquitoes circling the Styrofoam dummies mercilessly.—
David Hu,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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When Lindsay was on heroin, Raúl and the demons knocked him over and mercilessly kicked him in the ribs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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After decades of obdurately refusing to entertain the idea of bestowing its computers with touch screens, rumor has it that Apple might finally offer this capability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Marley’s level of fame and influence meant that, after his death at 36, his legacy, his spirit, his brand was to be shaped by a record industry that could be callously indifferent to truth or quality at the expense of revenue.—
Eric Harvey,
Pitchfork,
18 Jan. 2026
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Some industry representatives ahead of the meeting expressed worry that attending risked casting them as willing participants in a callously opportunistic grab for Venezuela’s crude, people familiar with the matter said.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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During a scene from her childhood, Jane brutally digs her nails into her older brother for turning the channel away from Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ lavish 1981 wedding.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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In 2019, Atre was kidnapped and found brutally murdered at his Santa Cruz estate.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Unsparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsparingly. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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