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Adjective
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Many people who celebrated (or joked about the murder) had been hurt by callus policies that made CEOs richer while their family members could not access decent health care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Fans should have a decent idea about what the WrestleMania 41 main events will look like by spring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Of course, cognitive dissonance makes the world go ‘round, and preaching the virtues of responsible gambling while serving as a sort of virtual, non-thumb-breaking bookie is fairly innocuous compared to [gestures at everything].—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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But as the drug’s prevalence increases, so, too, does the perception that cannabis is innocuous, whether used recreationally or medically.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Not cloying, but clearly designed to be inoffensive: who would, after all, wish these boys, this family, this community, any harm?—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Instead, use a clean Q-tip to gently wipe away any excess spray.—
Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
3 Feb. 2023
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Under the auspices of the Sustainable Marblehead Beach Cleaning team, led by Pam Roberts, groups of volunteers clean at least one beach in Marblehead each week, year-round.—
Bette Keva,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The Comstock Act is a relic, not just of a more prudish era in American history, but of an age when the sort of individual rights that modern Americans take for granted effectively did not exist.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
27 May 2024
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Emily, perhaps true to her prudish Adderall-y millennial type, is not especially flirty.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Nonobscene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonobscene. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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