unhesitating

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Recent Examples of unhesitating But its guiding principle this time is not idealism but realism, with an unhesitating embrace of national interests and increased recourse to power politics. Sarang Shidore, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023 Proulx is an unhesitating observer of people and places, neither idealizing nor villainizing, but her acuity depends on a certain distance. Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023 But what, if anything, was exactly said between Sinema and Santos is not certain; such is the challenge when a pathological and unhesitating liar meets his match with a more practiced, less egregious one. Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 Feb. 2023 Not simply your toleration, but your moral assent and your unhesitating affirmation. John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019 The acceleration is unhesitating and rewarding, but there is much droning in the cabin at highway speeds. Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2019 Harmon offered an unhesitating apology for abusing his power. Sean O'Neal, GQ, 30 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhesitating
Adjective
  • His flow is fierce and unfaltering, while the choreography is kinetic and intense.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Even before those darker undertones take relentless hold, there’s an unfaltering, genuine honesty to both the handling of the material and the tender, believable performances of her actors, whose actual ages qualify them as bona fide teens, unlike those often cast in mainstream productions.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
Adjective
  • Through raw honesty and unwavering determination, Jason’s story resonates as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of self-discovery and acceptance.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • There has been an unwavering consistency in the way that Nuno speaks in the media and with his players.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • An insistent backbeat kept Fantasy of a Broken Heart lively and muscular, but the off-center guitars provided an appealingly sour counterpoint that lent a sense of surprise to this group’s version of pop.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Already various people in the train car were becoming familiar to me from their insistent ringtones.
    Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Tomatoes are susceptible to many common plant diseases and modern plant breeding efforts have focused heavily on developing resistant hybrids.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Younger consumers who tend to be renters are finding landlords increasingly resistant to allowing pets.
    Greg Petro, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While some kids naturally have more energy than others, persistent fatigue is worth discussing with a pediatrician.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Also, persistent low-grade stress (think financial insecurity, fear of layoffs, inflation, or geo-political instability) is just as harmful, if not more, than short periods of high stress.
    Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • With a heavy heart and a tenacious, versatile playing style hitting the field in 2025, Bell knows his family is with him as well.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The Celtics couldn’t keep Jalen Brunson off the free-throw line late in the first half but otherwise used tenacious, smart defense to hold the Knicks to 48 points on 33.3 percent field goal shooting before halftime.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Unique, however, is resolute and reveals a personal betrayal.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Even many Republicans who bristled at the tens of billions of dollars in aid packages that Congress approved for Ukraine were resolute that Russia and Vladimir V. Putin, its president, were the aggressors in the conflict.
    Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But Kerry, the pertinacious diplomat and former Massachusetts senator, sees too much to do — and insisted in an interview with The Boston Globe there is too much to possibly achieve — to quit just yet.
    Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Barletta’s pertinacious reputation on immigration, from his time as mayor of Hazleton to his four terms in the U.S. House, is at center stage this year in his campaign to defeat Sen. Bob Casey’s bid for a third term.
    Chris Brennan, Philly.com, 25 June 2018

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“Unhesitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhesitating. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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