as in benign
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
a perfectly harmless little spider
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Recent Examples of harmless
However, in situations like this, where peaceful verbal negotiations fail, and non-lethal pepper balls are fired into a car without the armed suspect’s surrender, there is just no time to figure out if the object pointing at police is a deadly firearm or a harmless BB gun.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
False positives: Finding harmless abnormalities can lead to false-positive results (a test result that incorrectly determines a condition is present), unnecessary stress, tests, and procedures.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Information that seems harmless, like your location, job title or birthday, can be used by cybercriminals to impersonate you or guess your login credentials.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
On the surface, YouTubers’ content looks harmless—a teen girl in her bedroom making squishies or kids unboxing their latest hauls from popular stores, sharing unfiltered opinions.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
False positives: Finding harmless abnormalities can lead to false-positive results (a test result that incorrectly determines a condition is present), unnecessary stress, tests, and procedures.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Information that seems harmless, like your location, job title or birthday, can be used by cybercriminals to impersonate you or guess your login credentials.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
On the surface, YouTubers’ content looks harmless—a teen girl in her bedroom making squishies or kids unboxing their latest hauls from popular stores, sharing unfiltered opinions.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmless
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Inflation still remains a concern because the full impact of tariffs is yet to be felt, however, at least the underlying trends (e.g. non-tariff related inflation) seems benign at this time.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The hospital determined that five cases were benign brain tumors of three different types, and six cases were determined not to be brain tumors at all but other health concerns, according to the memo.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Be aware that sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe alternatives.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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And just as with Samsung, this brings unsafe network blocks (including 2G), sideloading blocks, safer browsing and theft protection.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Since 1973, at least 200 innocent people have been exonerated due to wrongful convictions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a nearly 400-page petition to the California Court of Appeals, filed Friday night, the LA Innocence Project argued Scott Peterson is innocent and his conviction should be overturned.—
Santina Leuci,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Other items that landed on the list, despite not falling into exempted categories, are far more innocuous.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 Apr. 2025
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As such, the fleeting moments are more natural, and seemingly innocuous mistakes can linger.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the picture is largely winsome and inoffensive.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Instead, we’re left with Disney’s answer to centrism, a live-action adaptation of one of its most classic films that can be described, at best, as inoffensive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Orlando is mostly healthy now and led by combo wings Franz Wagner and Palo Banchero.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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LaMelo Ball, on a max contract through the 2028-29 season, is undoubtedly one of the game’s most creative players but also hasn’t been able to stay healthy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Harmless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmless. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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