as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
she is a merciless competitor at board games of any kind
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Recent Examples of merciless
The Heat’s roller-coaster season has come to a merciless end.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
This time, his assignment takes him to Serbia, as he is tasked with assassinating the merciless General Mile Valstoria (Peter Linka).
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 10 May 2025
That was 12 years ago, and yet the talk about him continues here, the ghosts live on, and with merciless frequency Lerro privately relives the fateful morning in which a vicious storm descended upon him with no warning.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The Bear, an intense comedy-drama set in a merciless Chicago kitchen, racked up 21 Primetime Emmys across its first three seasons.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
This time, his assignment takes him to Serbia, as he is tasked with assassinating the merciless General Mile Valstoria (Peter Linka).
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 10 May 2025
That was 12 years ago, and yet the talk about him continues here, the ghosts live on, and with merciless frequency Lerro privately relives the fateful morning in which a vicious storm descended upon him with no warning.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The Bear, an intense comedy-drama set in a merciless Chicago kitchen, racked up 21 Primetime Emmys across its first three seasons.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for merciless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merciless
ruthless
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The ruthless, physical Panthers will get a strong Oilers squad, with Ekholm back on the back end, Skinner emphatically taking back his net from Calvin Pickard, and both McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on top of their games.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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As with everything Banksy, siting and context are chief among the avenues of investigation into the man’s intent and into his his hilariously ruthless nocturnal execution of his art.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merciless. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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