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Recent Examples of unthreatening
Meanwhile Hussein, desperate to prove himself as an unthreatening American, goes all-in on assimilation.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
While two players got the night off in a win versus a relatively unthreatening Chicago team, Hynes’ message was aimed at everyone putting on a red and green sweater.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
At the same time, Angelou is routinely reduced to an unthreatening avatar of inspirational platitudes, her work often overlooked by academics and critics even as her most quotable quips circulate endlessly.
—TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
That decidedly unthreatening lineup gives some sense of how justice—or, more accurately, injustice—worked under the previous administration.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
While two players got the night off in a win versus a relatively unthreatening Chicago team, Hynes’ message was aimed at everyone putting on a red and green sweater.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
At the same time, Angelou is routinely reduced to an unthreatening avatar of inspirational platitudes, her work often overlooked by academics and critics even as her most quotable quips circulate endlessly.
—TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
That decidedly unthreatening lineup gives some sense of how justice—or, more accurately, injustice—worked under the previous administration.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthreatening
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There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was 'set free,' because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Yet Ozzy’s voice sounded so benign and compassionate, downright vulnerable.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2025
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Many signs of multiple myeloma are common to benign and harmless conditions, so laboratory and imaging testing are necessary to determine whether your symptoms are related to this disease.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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That hold harmless provision, however, didn’t seem to make a dent in public school advocates’ opposition, Creighton said.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Some abnormalities are usually harmless, but others, such as bloody or pencil-thin stools, can be serious.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 July 2025
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The risk-benefit ratio of the COVID-19 vaccination remains strongly favorable.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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YouGov/Economist also reported a decline, from 39 percent favorable and 45 percent unfavorable in January to 37 percent favorable and 51 percent unfavorable in July.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Cardamom is named for a rather innocuous spice dominant in South Asian and Middle Eastern desserts.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Against this background, how can a seemingly innocuous sentence in a young soldier’s diary have a historic impact? Pvt.—
Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
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The amalgamation of artificial intelligence with quantum computing will transform existing computational paradigms, heralding a promising future, but with risks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Sarr shows promising signs Arsenal’s goalkeeper David Raya kept trying to catch Spurs off guard by mixing up the length of his passes.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The performance itself begins at 7:20 p.m., followed by an after-party at 9 p.m. Event organizers encourage rideshare for a safe and carefree experience, though free parking is available across the street from the venue at 6101 Highland Campus Dr. Building 3000.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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As ever, the good news is that staying safe is all down to 100% adherence to golden rules.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The encouraging sign on this front is that Maresca has received a lot of credit within Chelsea for his intelligent management of his squad at the Club World Cup.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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At the event, Toledo told Variety the response from industry delegates in his back-to-back one-on-one meetings during the market has been encouraging.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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“Unthreatening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthreatening. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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