as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the comic's G-rated routine is something that the whole family can enjoy
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as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people
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Recent Examples of G-rated
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
In a large bowl or resealable bag, mix together ¼ cup shiro (white) miso, ¼ cup creamy peanut butter, ¼ cup shoyu (soy sauce), ¼ cup packed light brown sugar, ¼ cup beer, any kind, 3 cloves garlic, minced or grated, and 2 tsp.
—Sheldon Simeon, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Cream cheese, vanilla bean paste, and grated orange zest come together to create this melt-in-your-mouth confection.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Place grated zucchini in a colander set over a bowl.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Use vegetables not for bulk but as bold flavor flourishes—grated, blitzed, or shaved—to finish off a dish.
—Chadwick Boyd, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Michael Malone lost the locker room largely because his fire-and-brimstone approach to the job grated on players.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
In a large bowl or resealable bag, mix together ¼ cup shiro (white) miso, ¼ cup creamy peanut butter, ¼ cup shoyu (soy sauce), ¼ cup packed light brown sugar, ¼ cup beer, any kind, 3 cloves garlic, minced or grated, and 2 tsp.
—Sheldon Simeon, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Cream cheese, vanilla bean paste, and grated orange zest come together to create this melt-in-your-mouth confection.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Place grated zucchini in a colander set over a bowl.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Use vegetables not for bulk but as bold flavor flourishes—grated, blitzed, or shaved—to finish off a dish.
—Chadwick Boyd, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for G-rated
Adjective
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The characterful 850-year-old property is in the postcard-perfect town of Oberau, surrounded by pure air, pristine peaks, and crowd-free forest trails that inevitably propel guests towards a stress-busting nature immersion.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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But his pure domination of the Truck Series will undoubtedly be one of the accomplishments he's best remembered for.—
Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Weston Richey, a 25-year-old Texan photographer with whom Kyra seemed to be perturbed, pulled her for a chat to try to figure out why she was annoyed with him.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Frankly, at the end of it all, everyone had good reason to be annoyed.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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The biggest concerns start when pans overheat above roughly 500 degrees Fahrenheit or when coatings become scratched and damaged.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Experts say the biggest concerns happen when pans overheat above roughly 500 degrees Fahrenheit or when coatings become scratched and damaged.—
Ryan Brennan
May 20,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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But the Olympic debutant gritted her teeth and tried to forget about her throbbing, bruised knee.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Westlake graduate missed just one game earlier this season but gritted his way through an undisclosed injury.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Features chaste berry, cramp bark, shatavari root, dandelion root and ginger.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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In Zone 6, chaste tree may die back to the ground in winter but resprouts in the following growing season.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Some highbrow writers had a right to be irritated by the concept of chick lit, though that wasn’t the fault of chick lit authors themselves.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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His last-minute, mixmaster approach to closing out the transit negotiations irritated several participants, but the end result was a fiscally responsible and transformative restructuring of mass transit in northern Illinois.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Brazil beat the Netherlands 3–2 in the quarterfinals and scraped past Sweden 1–0 in the semifinals thanks to a goal from forward Romário.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Gartner found that workforce reduction rates were nearly equal among companies reporting higher returns and those seeing only modest gains or worse outcomes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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The posted an operating loss of 96 million euros, a modest improvement on the previous year.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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“G-rated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-rated. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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