as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
the public's soulless response to the news about the latest famine overseas
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Recent Examples of soulless
In a previously soulless stadium that has seen some tough times, there is now a feeling the momentum is with the club.
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But trying to tell the wide-eyed students that trees are soulless breaks Janine’s determination to remain pragmatic.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
So is the problem with public education that schools have become anodyne and antiseptic, focused on pedagogy over content knowledge and love of reading books, soulless and viewless?
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Though Chicago has long been home to some of the country’s finer record emporiums, the past several years witnessed a mini-boom of destinations for music lovers who want to enjoy more than a soulless stream or algorithm-triggered TikTok clip.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But trying to tell the wide-eyed students that trees are soulless breaks Janine’s determination to remain pragmatic.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
So is the problem with public education that schools have become anodyne and antiseptic, focused on pedagogy over content knowledge and love of reading books, soulless and viewless?
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Though Chicago has long been home to some of the country’s finer record emporiums, the past several years witnessed a mini-boom of destinations for music lovers who want to enjoy more than a soulless stream or algorithm-triggered TikTok clip.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soulless
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The ruthless, physical Panthers will get a strong Oilers squad, with Ekholm back on the back end, Skinner emphatically taking back his net from Calvin Pickard, and both McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on top of their games.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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As with everything Banksy, siting and context are chief among the avenues of investigation into the man’s intent and into his his hilariously ruthless nocturnal execution of his art.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The Heat’s roller-coaster season has come to a merciless end.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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This time, his assignment takes him to Serbia, as he is tasked with assassinating the merciless General Mile Valstoria (Peter Linka).—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulless. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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