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Recent Examples of shamelessness
But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego.
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Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Ever since reforming their membership a few years back, the Globes have backed away from their particular brand of shamelessness and gotten a little bit hipper.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
In an era of American politics that’s becoming more and more defined by trolling, shamelessness, and cheap propaganda, Mamdani proved himself to be the anti-slop candidate.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamelessness
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Sylvie's storylines are ridiculous, her wardrobe obscene, her audacity unparalleled.—
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The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better!—
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There’s no hiding it—the most memorable dresses are those that make an undeniable impression, and designers are embracing the boldness.—
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The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.—
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Unfortunately, the austerity and elegance of the downstairs dining room acts as a dampener, hushing the salad’s brashness and sapping much of the fun.—
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Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.—
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That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.—
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Chinese diplomatic backlash was instantaneous, with one Chinese official based in Tokyo threatening to cut off her head for the disrespect of her comments.—
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Bro, don’t marry Svetlana (no disrespect to Svetlana).—
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The Kennedy Center’s president, Richard Grenell, announced that the Center intends to sue Redd for his impudence.—
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With an irreverent impudence, generous sprinkles of slap stick and traditional wrapping, this breezy presentation should tickle the funny bones of grade school kids as well as us older coots who enjoy Tim Allen’s acerbic antics.—
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For old school ‘proper football men’ seeing such insolence on the field is simply unacceptable and when he was asked about the incident on talkSPORT ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders didn’t hold back.—
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As to the kids’ responses, the more genial Olmo is not above whining, while parental demands usually provoke flat-out insolence from Ana, who breathes cigarette smoke like dragon fire.—
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Any display of discourtesy is an assertion of power, and those with more power tend to be more prone to abuse it.—
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
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“Shamelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamelessness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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