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as in nonthreatening
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as in benign
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Recent Examples of unthreatening
Expectations are low for the Pats, who remain widely expected to rank among the NFL’s worst teams thanks to a new head coach, quarterback, offensive coordinator and unthreatening skill-position talent.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 21 July 2024
Bacon was manly in an unthreatening, apolitical way, embraced by role models as diverse as Ron Swanson and James Deen.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
For the first four decades since its creation in 1972, the party was consistently dismissed as a marginal and anomalous phenomenon, unfortunate but unthreatening.
—Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2016
The unthreatening, cuddly bears soon emerged as the choice to represent China on the world stage.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2024
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 21 July 2024
Bacon was manly in an unthreatening, apolitical way, embraced by role models as diverse as Ron Swanson and James Deen.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
For the first four decades since its creation in 1972, the party was consistently dismissed as a marginal and anomalous phenomenon, unfortunate but unthreatening.
—Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2016
The unthreatening, cuddly bears soon emerged as the choice to represent China on the world stage.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthreatening
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Her previous recipes have included homemade marmalade, ratatouille, pasta from scratch, and tzatziki dip, which all sound lovely and nonthreatening.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appétit,
31 Mar. 2023
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Talk over your concerns with your boss in a nonthreatening and professional way.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2022
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The interrogation—albeit benign—at secondary inspection signaled the beginning.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Pollard revealed that the seemingly benign legislation benefited Goggin’s longtime friend and sometime business partner, Dennis Krieger, who was underwriting a stock sale for a company that made the only devices Goggin’s legislation would finance.—
Dan Walters,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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The three-judge panel for the appeals court rejected their claims, finding that any errors were harmless or that their arguments failed to show any violation.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Even a seemingly harmless email thread between friends had been hacked, exposing private details.—
Chad Angle,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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This spike is partly fueled by favorable exchange rates, although the popularity of country may be pushing overall spring break prices higher, with the average insured trip to Japan now costing nearly $10,000.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cut to Trachtenberg’s Jenny in a luxurious spa bubble bath, making the most of a preposterously favorable exchange rate.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Last week, Judge Carl J. Nichols, who was appointed by Mr. Trump, took the seemingly innocuous step of extending an order temporarily barring the U.S. Agency for International Development from involuntarily evacuating its employees from overseas assignments.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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In what initially seemed to be a rather innocuous post on Instagram, Hill called for all his fans to meet him at the Aventura Mall, the location of his Soul Runner store.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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Investment capital, research attention and talent all flow toward whatever seems most promising in the moment, potentially abandoning other valuable lines of inquiry.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some of that may have to do with Burberry’s promising start to the year: the company saw a boost in shares after reporting a smaller-than-expected drop in sales over the holiday period.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Air travel is the absolute safest form of transportation, according to a 2024 Transportation Statistics Report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Still, some people with power but damaged equipment might not have safe access to heat, Beshear said Tuesday.—
Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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This optimism is encouraging but is tempered by a consensus that to deliver on its transformational potential, AI must be implemented in a responsible and thoughtful manner – 97.5% of executives believe that responsible AI safeguards and guardrails for governing AI must be in place.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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For this sector, White House statements have been encouraging.—
Lydia DePillis,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Unthreatening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthreatening. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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