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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
George Clooney stars as a handsome war correspondent who comes to cover the Potsdam negotiations, Tobey Maguire plays the sociopathic soldier whose death sparks the plot, and Cate Blanchett plays the Jewish prostitute who both men love in their own unhelpful ways.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, this can be unhelpful for personal growth and, in fact, toxic, when certain members are pigeon-holed in a certain way.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The confusion over Everton’s managerial situation has been unhelpful given the team’s predicament.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Are they based on facts or assumptions? To turn unhelpful thinking around, ask a question.
—Dr. Terrie Hope, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, this can be unhelpful for personal growth and, in fact, toxic, when certain members are pigeon-holed in a certain way.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The confusion over Everton’s managerial situation has been unhelpful given the team’s predicament.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Are they based on facts or assumptions? To turn unhelpful thinking around, ask a question.
—Dr. Terrie Hope, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
Adjective
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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
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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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Tapping into the endowment may be impractical for several reasons, including that some of it is legally restricted, but also because some of the unrestricted money is tied up in illiquid assets, such as in hedge funds, private equity and real estate that can’t be easily sold.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Blockchain might revolutionize insurance claim processing while proving impractical for emergency communications.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 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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Trump has derided the outlets as being unfavorable to him and a drain on taxpayer money.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to a Quinnipiac poll released in mid-March, only 7 percent of American voters have a favorable opinion of Putin, while 81 percent have an unfavorable opinion of him.—
Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The first approach provides access to data and services that would otherwise be unusable.—
Garri Galanter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The sheer number of Starlink satellites also increases the risk of collisions in orbit, threatening not only the safety of spaceflight but potentially triggering a cascade of collisions known as the Kessler syndrome, rendering certain orbits unusable.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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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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For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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