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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
Recognize the negative or unhelpful thoughts that arise.
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Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Officials said that more than 180 tips had been received, though many were determined to be unhelpful.
—Jenna Dejong
jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Has there, over the years, been a sort of reckoning over how helpful — or unhelpful — the role was in terms of people appreciating your versatility as an actor?
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
This attempt to establish a parallel government is unhelpful for the cause of peace and security and risks a de facto partition of the country.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Officials said that more than 180 tips had been received, though many were determined to be unhelpful.
—Jenna Dejong
jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Has there, over the years, been a sort of reckoning over how helpful — or unhelpful — the role was in terms of people appreciating your versatility as an actor?
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
This attempt to establish a parallel government is unhelpful for the cause of peace and security and risks a de facto partition of the country.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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The jury is still out on whether emulsifiers are harmful to the gut.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2025
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China has gone even further, requiring digital watermarks on synthetic media and directing platforms to swiftly remove harmful content — part of its broader strategy of centralized content control.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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One such model is the external control arm (ECA), which leverages real-world data (RWD) to supplement or replace control groups, especially when enrolling patients in placebo arms is impractical or ethically complex.—
Sujay Jadhav,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Writing the most unbridled, impolite, unreasonable, pathetic rant that gives voice to unseen, unheard parts of you opens a relief valve that transfers emotional pain onto the page.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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If either of these things had been true, your staying put would still not have been impolite.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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But at a time when student-athletes’ rights prevail and provide the freedom to change schools and cash in, coaches aim to regain control and curtail roster movement — even at the expense of a player in an unfavorable situation.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The reality is that an underdeveloped supply chain and unfavorable economics are far larger factors.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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Which is why my first attempt at supports ended up being totally unusable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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But farmlands are also becoming unusable due to increasing droughts, pushing more people into cities and placing a strain on urban water supplies.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Letting a house of that size sit untouched is an act of thoughtless extravagance.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror Horror that’s really about trauma is now the norm, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this film’s treatment of mental health.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Potent thunderstorms across the central and eastern U.S. this week could trigger flash floods, damaging winds and possible tornadoes as California prepares for its first heat wave of the season.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats, with a low (non-zero) tornado threat.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The character who can go through walls is useless, because beyond the walls is nothing but dirt.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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For one, any melasma treatment is practically useless without them.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 May 2025
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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