as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
nicotine has long been recognized as a deleterious substance
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Recent Examples of deleterious
Chat The deleterious effects of marijuana can also profoundly affect mental health.
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The government also claimed at various points that trans service members would have a deleterious effect on unit cohesion, but provided no evidence and did not respond to contradicting statements entered into the record by former military officials.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
This helps ensure that customer trust isn’t eroded by the deleterious impact of misinformation disseminated by illegitimate word of mouth.
—Branden Abushanab, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And is definitely more powerful than a lecture about the deleterious effects of the 30-year mortgage on public policy and economics.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The government also claimed at various points that trans service members would have a deleterious effect on unit cohesion, but provided no evidence and did not respond to contradicting statements entered into the record by former military officials.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
This helps ensure that customer trust isn’t eroded by the deleterious impact of misinformation disseminated by illegitimate word of mouth.
—Branden Abushanab, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And is definitely more powerful than a lecture about the deleterious effects of the 30-year mortgage on public policy and economics.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleterious
Adjective
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Shiny and minty, these balms provide a gloss-like effect while protecting your lips from the sun’s harmful rays.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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The debate over the law centers on balancing accountability for harmful content with the risks of censorship and stifled innovation.—
Daryl Lim,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Archer: Not having a rink in L.A. has been really detrimental to the skating community.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the study highlights cultural contingencies, indicating that the detrimental effects of workplace aggression are amplified in cultures characterized by high individualism and masculinity.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The foreign material could pose serious adverse health consequences, leading the FSIS to consider the recall a Class I—the agency's highest level of alert.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The storms are threatening large hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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But in recent years, lung disease for miners has become a major concern again, Laney says, because coal increasingly comes from mines embedded in sandstone, and which generates dust that's 20 times more damaging to lungs than coal.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Prioritising one competition in favour of another is a dangerous game to play in any case when the stakes are so high.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The company highlights one type of attack that is now targeting users and which is especially dangerous.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Deleterious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleterious. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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