Definition of "ruthlessly" []

• In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion. (adverb)

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• "Of course, it is ruthlessly ignored (CAN something be * ruthlessly* ignored?) by the mainstream media."
• "Spitzer made his name ruthlessly chasing down corruption on Wall Street, the heart of New York power."
• "Here's a very short excerpt via IowaNiceGuy (be sure to click and read the whole thing, it's fabulous!): Most Iraqis, I am told, believe that they are "better off" becoming violently ill from drinking filthy water while dodging bullets under the elusive promise of shifting democracy and inevitable specter of bloody civil war than they were being victimized by the clean water and electricity Saddam Hussein ruthlessly used to curry favor."