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ruthlessly



ADVERB
savagely
Synonyms




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Nathan Lane was in a tight race with John Lithgow, who won for his ruthlessly uncompromising portrayal of a wrathful and dyspeptic Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s “Giant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

We’ve been able to ruthlessly and mostly successfully smother the group from threatening the U.S. mainland and American interests abroad.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

And just like in the first, fifth and sixth frames, Zhao ruthlessly won them all ruthlessly and he applied the coup de grace with his sixth half century of the match.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

They decided to focus ruthlessly on coders and enterprise business customers, rather than everyday consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The college admissions system often seems ruthlessly meritocratic.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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