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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
the remorseless killer was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole
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as in merciless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
a remorseless and implacable hit man wordlessly pursuing his victim
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Recent Examples of remorseless
The club, in defiance of the remorseless logic of the modern game, may yet have the chance to build something: not permanent, perhaps, but lasting, at least.
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Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2024
As remorseless killers who had taken a life in cold blood, the two deserved the death penalty, in his view.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Under a remorseless sun, past resentments resurface and finally explode.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 May 2024
Some scholars associated sociopathy with remorseless and impulsive behavior caused by a brain injury.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
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Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2024
As remorseless killers who had taken a life in cold blood, the two deserved the death penalty, in his view.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Under a remorseless sun, past resentments resurface and finally explode.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 May 2024
Some scholars associated sociopathy with remorseless and impulsive behavior caused by a brain injury.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
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Their life is interrupted by the arrival of a group of pale, ghostly white lions, an outsider tribe of scavengers led by the ruthless Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), looking to occupy and control this land.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Storks Are Fascinating Beyond Their Brood Reducing Ways Despite their ruthless parenting, storks are fascinating creatures with other interesting traits.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix Season two picks up exactly where the first left off, as Gi-hun devises a plan: track down the organizers of the game and end that merciless contest once and for all.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Season 2 doesn’t top the shocking novelty of the first season, made iconic by that giant mechanical girl in charge of a merciless game of red light, green light.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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The gods prove cruel but not omnipotent, and the modern settings exert their own redemptive pull; the final effect is that of a magic trick, in which the characters manage, in each film’s miraculous closing moments, to slip the bonds of tragedy.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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By the time Lovely Runner’s series finale dropped in late May, millions of K-drama fans around the world had become invested in the story of Sol and Sun-jae, desperate to find out if their love could withstand the cruel vagaries of fate.Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Remorseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remorseless. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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