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Recent Examples of uncompassionate
For example, very low compassion was rare in both men and women, but the few people who identified as very uncompassionate were much more likely to be men.
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Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
An uncompassionate person reading Kafka would simply give up.
—David Means, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
Storr argues that this uncompassionate edge of self-esteemery dovetails with the economic ideas of Ayn Rand and the competitive individualism of her followers in neoliberal politics.
—Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, 21 June 2018
Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
An uncompassionate person reading Kafka would simply give up.
—David Means, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
Storr argues that this uncompassionate edge of self-esteemery dovetails with the economic ideas of Ayn Rand and the competitive individualism of her followers in neoliberal politics.
—Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, 21 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompassionate
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This absence of regulation has led to sometimes grotesque and callous treatment of human remains, an NBC News investigation found.Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The often callous nature of the US health care system has long been a point of wide discussion, with evidence piling up that the way the country provides medical services is costly in both money and human life.Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
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Instead, we’re meant to be caught up in the world of Sergei’s backstory: his heartless gangster father (played, with a thick Russian accent, by Russell Crowe, who still knows how to own a scene), his mother’s suicide, his protective relationship with his soft kid brother Dmitri (Fred Hechinger).Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Neither Helen or Sam are heartless agents, both are dealing with respective love and loss stories, and Helen’s mission is more about revenge than obeying the law and the letter of the orders she’s being given.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Moving forward, Heughan warns fans that Jamie’s response to Claire and Lord John’s activities in his absence will be surprising and unkind.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Most people don’t go to work with the intention of being unkind.Anna Shields, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In season 2, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to the Dutton ranch.Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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In Season 2, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, the county agreed to a $30-million settlement for a federal class-action lawsuit filed in 2022 alleging inhumane conditions at the county’s two old halls — Central Juvenile Hall and Barry J. Nidorf — which the county was forced to close last year after similar issues with staffing.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, the demand for cheap goods at breakneck pace is fostering working conditions that are inhumane.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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The author renders the four-year-old Margaret’s inner life with sensitive complexity, depicting an alert child logic that defies adults’ view of her as slow and unfeeling.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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That’s because for decades, reptiles have been characterized as cold, unfeeling, and even primitive creatures.Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
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People filled comment sections for videos and posts about the shooting with unsympathetic replies, pointing out UnitedHealthcare’s reputation for denying claims, and ruminating on how much suffering Thompson was responsible for at the helm of the company.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conservative Supreme Court justices on Monday focused in on this same issue, but a majority of the bench was unsympathetic to the argument.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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After being put through the wringer for much of the film's two-hour-plus runtime by the sadistic, supernatural Smile Entity, pop superstar Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is losing her grip on reality.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The action-thriller follows a mysterious woman gunslinger (Stone) who disembarks in the town of Redemption to avenge her father, killed by the town’s sadistic mayor (Gene Hackman).Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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