as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense
a noncontroversial proposal for increasing security at nuclear power plants
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Recent Examples of noncontroversial
While many were noncontroversial pardons for low-level drug offenders, some drew strong criticism, including one for a man convicted of homicide in 2017 whose family later hosted a political fundraiser for the governor and another for a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old child.
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Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Jan. 2026
Thankfully, the solution is simple and should be noncontroversial — eat real food.
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Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Trump vetoed two noncontroversial, bipartisan bills Tuesday, appearing to retaliate against lawmakers and tribes that opposed his immigration and other policies.
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Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
Both passed the House by voice vote, a method typically reserved for passing noncontroversial legislation.
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Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2025
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Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Jan. 2026
Thankfully, the solution is simple and should be noncontroversial — eat real food.
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Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Trump vetoed two noncontroversial, bipartisan bills Tuesday, appearing to retaliate against lawmakers and tribes that opposed his immigration and other policies.
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Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
Both passed the House by voice vote, a method typically reserved for passing noncontroversial legislation.
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Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontroversial
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Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
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Los Robles officials said that staff, patients and visitors were safe and that medical care was not interrupted at the hospital.
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This was not an uncontroversial move.
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And the Thirteenth Amendment is relatively uncontroversial, right?
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“Noncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontroversial. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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