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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
Release unhelpful thoughts and focus on those aligned with your values, vision and goals.
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Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Our kids will make mistakes, show distress, have unhelpful reactions to situations, or disagree with our advice.
—Nasuh Malas, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
But the local branch in Austin has been completely unresponsive and unhelpful in resolving this.
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Dense, dark, and tangled sections of your shrubs and trees can create the ideal conditions where unhelpful insects and fungal diseases can thrive.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
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Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Our kids will make mistakes, show distress, have unhelpful reactions to situations, or disagree with our advice.
—Nasuh Malas, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
But the local branch in Austin has been completely unresponsive and unhelpful in resolving this.
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Dense, dark, and tangled sections of your shrubs and trees can create the ideal conditions where unhelpful insects and fungal diseases can thrive.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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Antisocial Anger Some teenagers express their anger through harmful behaviors such as threatening others, vandalism, skipping school or using drugs.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Independent testing confirms that the supplement contains the ingredients listed on the label and is free from harmful contaminants.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
15 July 2025
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Agent deployment is impractical, while VDI introduces performance penalties and complexity.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Adelman, who will preside over her trial, suggested in the June 18 hearing that the current schedule was impractical.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
15 July 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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These unpredictable, and often downright unfavorable, conditions are already impacting event attendance.—
Shawn Pierce,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Now, as then, Chinese leaders may pursue war even if the domestic economic and political conditions appear unfavorable—and even if the PLA is not ready to fight.—
M. Taylor Fravel,
Foreign Affairs,
18 July 2025
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ByteDance failed to do so and on Jan. 18, TikTok became temporarily unusable in the U.S.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Those pens, known under the brand name EpiPen, can become unusable if subjected to heat like in a hot car in a Texas summer.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Pedal-assist Citi Bike riders are often as thoughtless in their thwarting common-sense safety rules.—
Steve Cohen,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Baltimore area is under a flood watch, as thunderstorms and damaging winds are possible Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
14 July 2025
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Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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Towns and hamlets have been largely pulverized along the front lines and for miles beyond; even American air defenses are mostly useless, because setting them up invites an immediate Russian attack.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Apart from evidence, some of the most important testimonies in the case were also deemed useless during the investigation.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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