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ruthlessly



ADVERB
savagely
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"Ruthlessly impatient with his callers, he treated them as equals to the prime minister."

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Ruthlessly, the ManhattAnt eats other insects — as well as a substance called honeydew, “a sugary secretion made by aphids and tree pests,” Ms. Kennett said.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Ruthlessly opposed to the corporate machinery of a sponsored and branded world, Darkside reinvented the jam band as a conceptual art opus.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021

Ruthlessly, it is they who kill my darlings, then shrug and suggest I get over it.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2018

Ruthlessly her quick eyes traveled down the full length of her scant, rough skirt to the stubbed toes of her battered brown riding boots.

From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell




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