as in detrimental
causing or capable of causing harm
DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment
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Recent Examples of harmful
This ensures cleaner, higher-quality Delta-8, free from harmful additives or impurities.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Advocates hope this is a first step toward tighter regulations on potentially harmful ingredients and environmental contaminants.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Yet unlike baby formula, the toddler milk products are not regulated by the FDA and are potentially harmful, according to PHAI, a nonprofit legal research center located at Northeastern University School of Law.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, regulators will introduce more stringent rules and frameworks aimed at curbing the harmful effects of false information.
—Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Advocates hope this is a first step toward tighter regulations on potentially harmful ingredients and environmental contaminants.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Yet unlike baby formula, the toddler milk products are not regulated by the FDA and are potentially harmful, according to PHAI, a nonprofit legal research center located at Northeastern University School of Law.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, regulators will introduce more stringent rules and frameworks aimed at curbing the harmful effects of false information.
—Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmful
Adjective
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Such responses hinder the efficacy of gene editing treatments and could also be detrimental, eliminating the cells targeted for modification.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But at his worst, these game-breaking qualities can be detrimental.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Mother Nature exploded in Los Angeles this month with the most damaging wildfires in the city’s, and likely the nation’s, history.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The deficit hawks said the package must be paid for by other changes to the budget — a stipulation that infuriated Republicans from New York and New Jersey, where the storm was most damaging, and triggered an internal fight within the GOP that benefited Democrats politically.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Inappropriate links in search results get a red highlight and icon, just like dangerous links.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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The lack of rain came as seven separate Santa Ana wind events hit Southern California in January alone, Tardy said, a dangerous combination in creating fire weather conditions as the air and vegetation dry out, making brush especially flammable.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the measure also raised concern among state environmental groups about potential adverse effects on ecosystems and vulnerable species.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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The addition of seaweed improved beef cattle growth rates with no adverse health effects.—
Heide Brandes,
thehustle.co,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, CL, and KMB, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Here are five foods that are technically ultra-processed but aren’t as bad for you as others.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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