pitilessness

Definition of pitilessnessnext

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Noun
  • The jury further determined that the crimes involved a threat of great bodily harm and demonstrated a high degree of cruelty, viciousness or callousness, the district attorney's office said.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Hantz was turning callousness into spectacle and many viewers were hungry for it.
    Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • There may not be quite as many small-time sailors in the harbor this time, owing to the rigidity that has become inevitable since the 9/11 attacks, but plenty of weekend captains will make their way here.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026
  • Ekman’s seven-point system, however useful as a package, leans toward rigidity, turning the face once again into a surface to be decoded.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.
    Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Emergency drain cleaning runs $400 to $1,000 or more, depending on severity.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • While most wildfires in the past burned slowly across the forest floor, providing benefits to the forest, high-severity fires roar into the tops of the trees, burning 1,000 degrees or hotter, with flames that can reach 200 feet tall.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Before Ramos’ injury, rookie Bryce Eldridge was receiving inconsistent playing time, partly due to the roster’s inflexibility.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
  • The frustration is in the inflexibility.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Saura had a large sense of the humor, which struck those who got to know him, belying the sternness of his public visage with his playful banter and frequent chuckle.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But their specific details and strictness have modulated between political administrations in recent years.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 June 2026
  • The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts.
    Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Pitilessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitilessness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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