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Recent Examples of shameless Singles come on Love Is Blind for all sorts of reasons—true love, shameless fame, or just a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Feb. 2025 The fact the third entry of the Paddington Cinematic Universe doesn’t feel like one more shameless corporate product plopped off a kid’s-movie assembly line would be victory enough. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025 At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America. John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 During the Protestant Reformation, for example, reformers decried the shameless use of relics to drive donations and the proliferation of faux relics. Therese Cory, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shameless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameless
Adjective
  • For such people, the unabashed pursuit of wealth and the conspicuous consumption associated with wealth are treated as virtues in themselves.
    Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Favoring vibrant colors, bold prints and unabashed detailing from the start, Gianni seemed ahead of his time, as far as Hollywood was concerned.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Whoever sells the most wins a car; whoever sells the least is out of a job – a ruthless environment where each character will do anything to come out on top.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
  • However, his plans to go straight are threatened when his final heist spirals out of control, pulling him into a deadly game of survival against ruthless criminals—including the unhinged Bats (Jamie Foxx) and the wild coupling of Buddy (Jon Hamm) and Darling (Eiza González).
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Mizrahi - What was the proudest moment of your career?
    Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Was proud of winning the school’s first district championship in 20 years.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In Season 2, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara (Helen Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Michael, in a filmed conversation with Grace, claimed that his ex-wife had manipulated him and was cruel to Natalia.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet Melissa McCarthy’s gut-busting bridesmaid, Megan, went the extra mile down the path of crazy, from her unabashed man-hunting to her unashamed puppy kidnapping.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Across 10 tracks, Young wittily indulges her insecurities, rails against narcissistic exes, and embraces unrepentant vulnerability, all with gusto.
    Audra Heinrichs, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The courts may find themselves in the same position my mother did all those years ago, facing an unrepentant rule-breaker who dares them to do something about it.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameless. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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