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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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In fact, the idea for the project began to take shape after Bad Shabbos producer Adam Mitchell heard about Weiner’s mother playing a harmless prank on an unsuspecting dinner guest.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Mites in other stages of the life cycle aren’t parasitic, so adults are harmless to humans.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Brussels has exempted defense expenditure from its strict rules on government spending and pledged to create a €150 billion fund from which countries can borrow, at favorable interest rates, to invest in their defense.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Mahaney’s estimates are based on favorable industry checks for consumer demand trends, third-party data checks, and Evercore’s non-deal roadshows (NDR) with UBER management.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 July 2025
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Each bomb test was given an innocuous name—Sugar, Easy, Zucchini, Orange—and then detonated in the desert or ocean.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Moving from innocuous examples, consider the spread of misinformation on social media.—
Shaon Lahiri,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Netflix is developing a Pride and Prejudice series with a promising cast that includes Emma Corrin as Elizabeth and Jack Lowden as Darcy.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Women's health tech faces a trust gap Even with these promising results, trust remains a major barrier in women's health technology.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 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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The lesson of Lilith Fair — that women artists could have their own stage on which to perform and feel safe — will be front and centre as the Canadian documentary launches in Toronto.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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The order was encouraging, said Erin Tsurumoto Grassi, associate director of Alliance San Diego, a nonprofit that provides legal services to immigrants and advocates for human rights.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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 30 Jul. 2025.
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