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without mercy

ADJECTIVE
dog-eat-dog
Synonyms
WEAK
aggressive brutal competitive cutthroat every person for themselves fierce merciless ruthless unmerciful vicious voracious

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Without mentioning the demolitions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the guilty must be punished without mercy, "but don't let innocent people become collateral damage".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

“The fight must be without mercy, but not without rules,” Mr. Macron said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2023

“The fight must be without mercy, but not without rules” because democracies “respect the rules of war,” Macron said, adding that for example democracies don’t target civilians.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Macron, who warned against the risks of a regional conflict, also said the fight against Hamas "must be without mercy but not without rules".

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2023

"I am not without mercy," thundered he who was notoriously without mercy.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin