as in merciless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
an office supervisor with a ruthless disregard for others' feelings
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In politics, Jacobs was known as a formidable, and even ruthless, fundraiser.
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Trying to piece together the puzzle, Grace is drawn into her friend’s world, including Christina’s impassioned battle to protect her beloved island from a ruthless developer.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2024
Trump’s rise to fame and power in the New York of the 1970s and ’80s, with Sebastian Stan portraying the real estate developer and future reality TV star and politician alongside Jeremy Strong as his ruthless attorney and mentor Roy Cohn.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
To create his ruthless patriarchal figure Paddy, McAvoy drew upon perhaps one of the most toxically masculine characters in the world today, social media personality and current criminal defendant Andrew Tate.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Trying to piece together the puzzle, Grace is drawn into her friend’s world, including Christina’s impassioned battle to protect her beloved island from a ruthless developer.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2024
Trump’s rise to fame and power in the New York of the 1970s and ’80s, with Sebastian Stan portraying the real estate developer and future reality TV star and politician alongside Jeremy Strong as his ruthless attorney and mentor Roy Cohn.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
To create his ruthless patriarchal figure Paddy, McAvoy drew upon perhaps one of the most toxically masculine characters in the world today, social media personality and current criminal defendant Andrew Tate.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
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