as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
he was unflinching in his determination to see that justice was done
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Recent Examples of unflinching
How could a team in black and white be this unflinching, so bloody-minded and determined?
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
The Salvadoran president has launched an unflinching security crackdown in his country, arresting more than 80,000 people, and bringing the number of homicides down sharply.
—Simon Lewis, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Her writing was poetic yet unflinching, capturing the beauty and the pain of the Black experience.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
In the chapters that follow, Holker gives readers an unflinching look at the complex emotions constructing her grief.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
The Salvadoran president has launched an unflinching security crackdown in his country, arresting more than 80,000 people, and bringing the number of homicides down sharply.
—Simon Lewis, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Her writing was poetic yet unflinching, capturing the beauty and the pain of the Black experience.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
In the chapters that follow, Holker gives readers an unflinching look at the complex emotions constructing her grief.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflinching
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The relentless pushing reaches a point of questioning.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Deirdre Robespierre Like Capricorns, Dierdre is an overachiever and relentless in her pursuit of success.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In recent months, Israel has brightened a grim geopolitical landscape by battering Iran and its proxies.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Previous assessments already painted a grim picture, with a third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras classified as threatened with extinction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Last year, another mystery flu-like illness that killed dozens of people in another part of Congo was determined to be likely malaria.—
Jean-Yves Kamale,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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In sum, Washington should focus less on the positive-sum project of globalizing the liberal order and more on the zero-sum imperative of stopping determined adversaries from imposing their own, antithetical visions of how the world should work.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These include persistent anxiety, trouble sleeping, recurring headaches, high blood pressure, and feelings of burnout, Patrick said.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Fed in January hit the brakes on interest rate cuts, citing persistent inflation.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Unflinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflinching. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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