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thankless

adjective as in unappreciative, inconsiderate (in behavior)

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One does not need to be a big fan of war to find it disgusting that Trump calls people "suckers and losers" for the hard, often thankless work of serving in the military.

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On January 2, 1958, a minor official at the Rome Opera House bore the thankless task of announcing bad news to the audience: Maria Callas had left the building.

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Biden handed her the thankless task of attempting to curb illegal immigration by tackling the “root causes” of the northward exodus from Latin America.

And it’s a thankless deal with some of these injuries.”

I just called my agent and I said, ‘Get me something thankless.’

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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