unbowed

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Recent Examples of unbowed 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 The result is an unbowed President Putin, an acute foreign policy failure for President Biden, a geopolitical power shift in favor of the U.S.’s adversaries, and a bleak outlook for Ukraine. Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024 Listen to this article Supporters of Eatonville’s bid to be home to the first Florida Museum of Black History were unbowed Friday by a task force’s vote narrowly favoring St. Augustine over the Central Florida town as the preferred site. Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024 And the people of Ukraine remain unbowed and unbroken in the face of Putin's vigorous onslaught. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unbowed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbowed
Adjective
  • Portland is unbeaten in its last five league matches and is coming off an impressive 4-1 win over Houston on Friday.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Head coach Bruce Arena said that even in its less top-heavy state, the cup is an important goal for his club, which is unbeaten in six matches across all competition.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • No canvas has been left un-kitchen-magnetized, no sector of pop culture remains unconquered.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • 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
Adjective
  • The trauma of pandemic isolation clung to him, and despite every safety net available, his anxiety remained an indomitable force.
    Elizabeth Austin, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
  • But there’s nothing quite like having an indomitable force of nature at the most important position on the field.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Florida State 34, Auburn 31 (2013, BCS title game) First-year coach Gus Malzahn and his Tigers led quarterback Jameis Winston and undefeated FSU 21-3 midway through the second quarter of the final BCS game.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • If history is to repeat itself, the Frost are perfectly positioned, as the Ottawa Charge stayed undefeated at home in the playoffs, getting an overtime goal from Emily Clark to beat Minnesota 2-1 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five Walter Cup Final.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.
    Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Thirty-seven Commanders died yesterday — these people aren’t invincible.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
  • More news: Scottie Scheffler looks invincible once again, sitting three strokes clear of the field at the PGA Championship.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Like William Zabka back in the day, Knight nicely inhabits the unstoppable karate villain role, though the movie begs to spend a little more time with him.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • There, Sith cultists had been working to keep Palpatine's vision for a New Empire alive by building an unstoppable armada.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, pretending to be invulnerable doesn’t help anyone in the long run.
    Andrew Deutscher, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • From the outside, Didion seemed to be to be inscrutable, glamorous, insanely gifted and invulnerable.
    Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Unbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbowed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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