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as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
she's truly shameless in the seemingly endless self-promotion of herself
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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
a shameless exploiter of impoverished workers in overseas sweatshops
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Recent Examples of shameless
Despite being a shameless queue jumper who seems to slide through ski lift crowds like water, she's clearly respected and adored by countless people across the valleys.
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Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
This book that tells the compelling story of world famous racehorse, Alydar and his career, the gruesome details of his mysterious death, and the long process of unearthing of the facts and the shameless greed of those around the horse.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The storytelling is sturdy enough to prevent Skeleton Crew to ever fully descend into shameless fan service.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Asher here, your hardened and shameless tea drinker reporting for duty.
—Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
This book that tells the compelling story of world famous racehorse, Alydar and his career, the gruesome details of his mysterious death, and the long process of unearthing of the facts and the shameless greed of those around the horse.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The storytelling is sturdy enough to prevent Skeleton Crew to ever fully descend into shameless fan service.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Asher here, your hardened and shameless tea drinker reporting for duty.
—Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameless
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The topline is that viewers do not want a lecture and do gravitate towards unabashed escapism.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer who normally practices in New York is gregarious, quick with a joke and always happy to talk to the media, but can be ruthless in cross-examination.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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City are going through some stuff, Arsenal aren’t ruthless enough, Chelsea are wobbling, teams will figure out how to beat Nottingham Forest soon enough, Newcastle are the form team now but are an Alexander Isak injury away from trouble.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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It's also been something of a hit among amateur racers—Mazda is proud that each weekend, more Miatas are on track than any other make of car.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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The two grew up in Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in northeastern Syria, a proud, ancient place on the banks of the Euphrates.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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And having more thoughtful conversations doesn’t preclude the need sometimes to confront those who are needlessly cruel or organizations that benefit from such exploitation.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, the Justice Department and the state filed thousands of pages of new records in the lawsuit, including reports and sworn statements from pediatricians, scholars and others who describe Florida’s policies as archaic and cruel.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
25 Dec. 2024
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Now, these unashamed statements of cultural pride fill Flores Bustos with joy.—
David Ulloa Jr,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Israel will try to save the life of Kfir Bibas— the red-haired baby who has spent most of his life in captivity—in exchange for unrepentant murderers.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The only thing worse than a villain is an unrepentant one.—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
22 Dec. 2024
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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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Domingo replies, practically batting his eyelashes, unembarrassed to ask me to expand on my compliment.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameless. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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