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as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unashamed of her religious beliefs and values
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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
even after being convicted of housing violations, the slumlord remained as unashamed as ever
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Recent Examples of unashamed
That personality is London — unashamed, unabashed, and unafraid.
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Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
Barbie ends on a high note as an unashamed Barbie (Margot Robbie) puts her reproductive health first.
—Vulture, 24 July 2023
Wilt, being unembarrassed and unashamed of his own desires, created an environment where other stars were able to demand their share of the pie.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
And unashamed!
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
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Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
Barbie ends on a high note as an unashamed Barbie (Margot Robbie) puts her reproductive health first.
—Vulture, 24 July 2023
Wilt, being unembarrassed and unashamed of his own desires, created an environment where other stars were able to demand their share of the pie.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
And unashamed!
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
See all Example Sentences for unashamed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unashamed
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Central Palm Springs, an unabashed vacation town, has no shortage of short-term rentals, from midcentury-modern homes to comfortable condos with pools, tennis courts and gyms.Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 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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What’s your proudest achievement since launching Bobbie?Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
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The coziest classic dishes that would make Grandma proud.Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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Her first guest was Matt Gaetz (Sarah Sherman), who was unrepentant.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Less happy was Andrew Johnson's use of his pardoning powers after the Civil War to invite basically unrepentant former Confederates back into full membership in the American polity.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 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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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.Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
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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
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In the comics, Sofia is secretly acting as the remorseless serial killer known as the Hangman, and is portrayed as a cunning criminal who murders her own brother, Alberto, and attempts to take over the Falcones and cement their rule over Gotham.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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And mendacity and brutality and remorseless destruction of people’s lives.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 10 Oct. 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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Some Rochester residents disagree and find their city’s methods excessively cruel to the birds.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Unashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unashamed. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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