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as in harmful
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as in impractical
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as in impolite
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Recent Examples of unhelpful
This campaign has felt strenuous due to an unhelpful mixture of injuries (discussed below) and game-changing decisions.
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Read: Couples therapy, but for siblings Meanwhile, your mom is playing an unhelpful role by asking you to make things right despite the way you’ve been treated.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
After all, there may be no better time than in the aftermath of a breakup to explore your attachment style, coping mechanisms, ways of communicating, and unhelpful patterns.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Part of what her organization does is dispel unhelpful rumors, seeking to quell fear and allow migrants to live their lives.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Read: Couples therapy, but for siblings Meanwhile, your mom is playing an unhelpful role by asking you to make things right despite the way you’ve been treated.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
After all, there may be no better time than in the aftermath of a breakup to explore your attachment style, coping mechanisms, ways of communicating, and unhelpful patterns.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Part of what her organization does is dispel unhelpful rumors, seeking to quell fear and allow migrants to live their lives.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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Scientists have found bits of plastic in the ocean that are coated in communities of microorganisms, including harmful bacteria.5 Jayakrishnan said the microplastics in the body may play a similar role, offering a medium for cancer-causing bacteria to grow and disrupt the gut microbiome.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Insecticides have been identified as leading causes of butterfly decline, which can be tackled with policy intervention such as restricting harmful insecticides, promoting integrated pest management and encouraging diversified cropping, according to the study.—
Sarah Metz,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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These scenarios are impractical or impossible with other virtualization software.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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Traditional transport methods were deemed too impractical and stressful for the beavers, making aerial relocation the most viable option.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the football field breeds impolite behavior, on every snap actually.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Many filmmakers try to disguise their less socially acceptable prejudices, their impolite fears, dislikes and worse, but Lynch always seemed unafraid or maybe uninterested or just unaware about what others thought of his uglier visions.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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These unfavorable political circumstances for Hochul would seem to set up a primary challenge from the left, the traditional path to denying incumbent officeholders renomination in Democratic primaries.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Amid a slew of unfavorable sports outcomes in last year’s fourth quarter, Flutter projects U.S. quarterly revenues of $1.59 billion.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Park restrooms being closed or unusable contributes to Seattle's dearth of public bathrooms, making life more difficult for commuters, joggers, people experiencing homelessness and others.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Others have noted all but unusable battery life on their phones, as seen on subreddit threads and blog summaries.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Others might tear mercilessly into someone though the criticism is based principally on thoughtless emotional baggage and has no true bearing on the matter at hand.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The cyclone was already bringing heavy rainfall to coastal areas on Saturday, along with damaging winds and storm surges.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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The system brought the potential for heavy rain, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Those assets are useless on a device like the Deck, and take up unnecessary space.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In stereotypical rich-TV-family fashion, the ultimate symbol of Baba’s success is that both of his sons are sort of useless.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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