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Recent Examples of unbowed
Long may the maple leaf fly above a sovereign and unbowed north.
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
If the intention is to end the war, then the war will end with Hamas bloodied but unbowed.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
By this point in the epic, Odysseus has emerged from a series of trials unscathed, unbowed, and ultimately unburdened of his men.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2019
Still, this sequel mostly makes good on the promise of building from a foundation that goes back centuries yet carbon-dates to just a quarter of a century ago, the one issued from a man, bloodied but unbowed, standing before a spectators who want their money’s worth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
If the intention is to end the war, then the war will end with Hamas bloodied but unbowed.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
By this point in the epic, Odysseus has emerged from a series of trials unscathed, unbowed, and ultimately unburdened of his men.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2019
Still, this sequel mostly makes good on the promise of building from a foundation that goes back centuries yet carbon-dates to just a quarter of a century ago, the one issued from a man, bloodied but unbowed, standing before a spectators who want their money’s worth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbowed
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The club has won five consecutive MLS matches and is unbeaten in its past six.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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Also on the card, Shakur Stevenson puts his perfect record and WBC lightweight title on the line against fellow unbeaten competitor William Zepeda.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2024
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Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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The Chinese empire had long been regarded as fearsome and indomitable, but not anymore.—
Sam Kelly,
Time,
8 July 2025
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But then came the indomitable Alcaraz that Sinner will have to find some way to overcome Sunday.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Liam McNeeley McNeeley’s Charlotte Hornets went undefeated in Las Vegas and won the Summer League title, but the Husky one-and-done only played in two games before being shut down due to Achilles tendinitis.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Both these squads have gone undefeated through five games in Vegas.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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Nonetheless, many political observers deemed Sunday’s low turnout an embarrassing setback for a party that had seemed near invincible in its extraordinary march to power since its emergence less than a decade ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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But Sabalenka, who plays smoothly and fast, pausing only—on occasion and in outrage—to marvel at her rare errors, was unstoppable.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Republished on July 8 with new Google AI warnings for Android users and Samsung’s response to Pixel’s seemingly unstoppable progress.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbowed. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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