1
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
Were a Democratic president doing any of this, Republican hawks would be unsparing in their criticism.
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who’s running for insurance commissioner, was unsparing in his criticism of Kelly’s decision to nix the one piece of substantive tax reform approved in 2026 by a Legislature bitterly divided over the best approach to delivering tax relief.
—Matthew Kelly
updated April 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The album has won wide acclaim for its collection of songs about love and death, horror and innocence, in words vulnerable, empathetic, but also blunt and unsparing.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who’s running for insurance commissioner, was unsparing in his criticism of Kelly’s decision to nix the one piece of substantive tax reform approved in 2026 by a Legislature bitterly divided over the best approach to delivering tax relief.
—Matthew Kelly
updated April 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The album has won wide acclaim for its collection of songs about love and death, horror and innocence, in words vulnerable, empathetic, but also blunt and unsparing.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsparing
Adjective
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Its 12-foot ceiling leaves a generous stretch of space above the cabinets, which is filled with their favorite artworks, plants, and books.—
Aditi Sharma,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2026
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And Alvarado may be generous with his height.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Serenity Maggie’s (and Sweet Magnolias‘) trip to New York was cut short as Season 5 offered a juxtaposition between small-town values and ruthless big-city corporate culture.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Ruffalo will voice Nero, a scrappy black cat, and Fishburne will play Rocco, a ruthless cat mob boss.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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More than 1,000 pounds of grocery and paper goods from Roy Pope were donated to the charitable organization.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Having catalogued the Black Death’s horrifying effects, Ibn Khatima went on to outline a series of preventative measures and active treatments designed to combat this merciless scourge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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The jokes on social media will be endless, and opposing fans will be merciless.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.—
Emily Cox,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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“Unsparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsparing. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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