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Recent Examples of unbowed
Long may the maple leaf fly above a sovereign and unbowed north.
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
If the intention is to end the war, then the war will end with Hamas bloodied but unbowed.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
By this point in the epic, Odysseus has emerged from a series of trials unscathed, unbowed, and ultimately unburdened of his men.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2019
Still, this sequel mostly makes good on the promise of building from a foundation that goes back centuries yet carbon-dates to just a quarter of a century ago, the one issued from a man, bloodied but unbowed, standing before a spectators who want their money’s worth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
If the intention is to end the war, then the war will end with Hamas bloodied but unbowed.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
By this point in the epic, Odysseus has emerged from a series of trials unscathed, unbowed, and ultimately unburdened of his men.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2019
Still, this sequel mostly makes good on the promise of building from a foundation that goes back centuries yet carbon-dates to just a quarter of a century ago, the one issued from a man, bloodied but unbowed, standing before a spectators who want their money’s worth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbowed
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The junior played in the No. 1 spot all season and was named Cape and Islands League MVP after posting an unbeaten record.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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In a hard-fought but clean game between previously unbeaten teams, the Gophers prevailed 13-6.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2024
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Two Shawnee brothers set up the headquarters for a burgeoning anti-American movement in the unconquered territory along the Wabash River.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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But then came the indomitable Alcaraz that Sinner will have to find some way to overcome Sunday.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Madonna and Whitney Houston sashayed down Catch One’s winding halls, while the indomitable Thais-Williams fended off police harassment and led care programs during the height of the AIDS crisis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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The main event is a heavyweight matchup between former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis and undefeated contender Tallison Teixeira.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Ultimately, the winner of the women’s title competition was the undefeated Miki Sudo, who took home the title for the 11th time after scarfing down 33 hot dogs in under 10 minutes.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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Nonetheless, many political observers deemed Sunday’s low turnout an embarrassing setback for a party that had seemed near invincible in its extraordinary march to power since its emergence less than a decade ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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But Sabalenka, who plays smoothly and fast, pausing only—on occasion and in outrage—to marvel at her rare errors, was unstoppable.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Republished on July 8 with new Google AI warnings for Android users and Samsung’s response to Pixel’s seemingly unstoppable progress.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2024
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But his opposition to regulation was invulnerable to evidence.—
Paul Romer,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2020
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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbowed. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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