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
The humor is dark, and the confessions are unflinching, and Woolever has a gift for turning them into propulsive storytelling.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
With an unflinching lens, the film captures the debates, memories, and tensions that are building toward a reckoning.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Through rare archival footage, intimate interviews, and an immersive sonic experience, the series offers an unflinching, deeply human portrait of artistic innovation, community resilience, and the enduring struggle for Black empowerment in America.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
But what makes each character on this unflinching look at an underfunded emergency department so compelling?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
With an unflinching lens, the film captures the debates, memories, and tensions that are building toward a reckoning.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Through rare archival footage, intimate interviews, and an immersive sonic experience, the series offers an unflinching, deeply human portrait of artistic innovation, community resilience, and the enduring struggle for Black empowerment in America.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
But what makes each character on this unflinching look at an underfunded emergency department so compelling?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflinching
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Chalk it up to fashion’s relentless hunger for newness, its long-standing obsession with youth — plus a new appreciation for internal mobility, observers say.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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The relentless exploitation of the species continued through the 18th and 19th centuries.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Sitting in on India press conferences can often be a bit grim, carefully orchestrated by the team's hierarchy and little is usually given to their hungry press corps.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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India claims to have targeted militant infrastructure, but the reality is grim: at least 26 Pakistani civilians -including women and a young child were reported killed in the strikes.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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And if culture is the battlefield, Abdul Muhammad II is determined to win—not with force, but with wisdom.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The single source profile was determined to be male and the probable identity of the DNA came from investigative genetic genealogy, which is the process of taking unknown DNA to public databases and finding relatives that share the profile.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Yet Sobule recognized the persistent sexism that followed her and her peers onto television and the covers of magazines.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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In the interview, Clooney chalked up the pair's persistent peace to getting married later in life.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Unflinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflinching. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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