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as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire
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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state
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Recent Examples of unsparing
But the unsparing final stretch leads to a sobering body count and some unavoidable acts of violence that look far from heroic.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Horizon doesn’t come close to the unsparing emotional toughness of many of the 1950s Westerns by the likes of John Ford, Anthony Mann, and Budd Boetticher, or, for that matter, the later works of their Italian spiritual brethren, the double Sergios Leone and Corbucci.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
The book struck them as unsparing, accurate, and true to the spirit of an idiosyncratic and important artistic career.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
In Hondo’s unsparing view, overcoming colonialism’s unresolved legacy is a challenge that demands almost superhuman courage and resolve, along with an uninhibited sense of spiritual freedom.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Horizon doesn’t come close to the unsparing emotional toughness of many of the 1950s Westerns by the likes of John Ford, Anthony Mann, and Budd Boetticher, or, for that matter, the later works of their Italian spiritual brethren, the double Sergios Leone and Corbucci.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
The book struck them as unsparing, accurate, and true to the spirit of an idiosyncratic and important artistic career.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
In Hondo’s unsparing view, overcoming colonialism’s unresolved legacy is a challenge that demands almost superhuman courage and resolve, along with an uninhibited sense of spiritual freedom.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsparing
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In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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At a competitive price and 27% discount, this SSD also comes with a generous five-year warranty, providing peace of mind.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Peyser covered the high-profile trial for the Post as a columnist, spending every day in court in order to produce a series of ruthless front-page takes about the Stewart scandal.David Mack, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although his output slowed in later years, Jones, a lifelong activist and supporter of Martin Luther King Jr., continued to contribute to charitable causes and worked on the soundtrack to the 2024 film Lola.Darlene Aderoju, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Their idea involved merciless kills, a chainsaw, a group of youths and a homicidal family with a craving for human flesh; all set against the backdrop of a sunny, countryside day giving way to a nightmarish evening.Sydney Bishop, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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For most of them, the rigors of fighting on the eastern front only increased the value of fighting a merciless war—Hitler's war.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Unsparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsparing. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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