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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
After all, there may be no better time than in the aftermath of a breakup to explore your attachment style, coping mechanisms, ways of communicating, and unhelpful patterns.
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Part of what her organization does is dispel unhelpful rumors, seeking to quell fear and allow migrants to live their lives.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Cairo's unhelpful position may ultimately prompt a reassessment of its value.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Your brain can spin these unhelpful, mean stories for all kinds of reasons.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Part of what her organization does is dispel unhelpful rumors, seeking to quell fear and allow migrants to live their lives.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Cairo's unhelpful position may ultimately prompt a reassessment of its value.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Your brain can spin these unhelpful, mean stories for all kinds of reasons.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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Studies have shown that testers can harbor harmful bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus (a common cause of styes and other infections), E. coli, yeast, and mold.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Organic farms use natural farming methods to keep the soil, water, and environment free from potentially harmful chemicals.7 Similarities Grass-fed and organic foods share a commitment to natural farming.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD,
Health,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yet these technologies mostly proved impractical for broader application.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, there are too many impractical design details.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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But the football field breeds impolite behavior, on every snap actually.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Many filmmakers try to disguise their less socially acceptable prejudices, their impolite fears, dislikes and worse, but Lynch always seemed unafraid or maybe uninterested or just unaware about what others thought of his uglier visions.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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These unfavorable political circumstances for Hochul would seem to set up a primary challenge from the left, the traditional path to denying incumbent officeholders renomination in Democratic primaries.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Amid a slew of unfavorable sports outcomes in last year’s fourth quarter, Flutter projects U.S. quarterly revenues of $1.59 billion.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Others have noted all but unusable battery life on their phones, as seen on subreddit threads and blog summaries.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Dry and Cook Your Ingredients Your food and herbs will slowly degrade, and eventually become unusable.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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These wishes feel to me very thoughtless and insensitive.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Iris, played by Heretic and Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher, is a gorgeous yet enigmatic young woman who looks something like Zooey Deschanel in her New Girl years but without her happy, slightly thoughtless enthusiasm for life.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The storms are also known for their strong, damaging winds.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Storms with damaging winds and flash flooding were the main threats, but there was also the possibility of tornadoes.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the Milky Way’s galactic magnetic field, the force is so weak that a standard compass would be virtually useless.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Several pharmacists in São Paulo repeatedly stressed that just a few hours at room temperature renders the medications useless.—
Flávia Milhorance,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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