as in benign
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
a perfectly harmless little spider
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Recent Examples of harmless
Murmurs can be harmless (known as innocent murmurs).
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Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Image At first, the inventions seem useful or harmless or — to us, smack in the middle of the timeline — hopelessly obsolete.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
What begins as a harmless joke evolves into a chaotic adventure, drawing in a cast of misfit characters, including gangsters and bumbling police officers.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
While some argue that eating an item with the intent to pay for it later is harmless, others point out that this habit often crosses a line.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Image At first, the inventions seem useful or harmless or — to us, smack in the middle of the timeline — hopelessly obsolete.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
What begins as a harmless joke evolves into a chaotic adventure, drawing in a cast of misfit characters, including gangsters and bumbling police officers.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
While some argue that eating an item with the intent to pay for it later is harmless, others point out that this habit often crosses a line.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmless
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According to Healthline, benign easy bruising, called actinic purpura or senile purpura is common.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yes, Republicans have been getting an earful from their districts, but those skirmishes are going to look perfectly benign compared to what a vindictive Trump could unleash for lawmakers who show too much pluck.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Outlet Covers With Hidden Pull Handle $10 at Amazon This pack of 45 reusable outlet covers is perfect for quickly baby-proofing hotel rooms and keeping children safe from electrical outlets.—
Ramona Saviss,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Occupations in tech, finance, and law were up until now long considered safe.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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This innocent man spent over three decades behind bars.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Viewers on TikTok were able to see Cody lying on the floor in an innocent, still position, appearing to be deep in slumber.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
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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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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After opening night, Hart criticizes the show for being inoffensive and having too happy of an ending.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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What to do instead: Make the task itself more pleasant or at least inoffensive.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2025
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On one list obtained by The Times last year, from UVA Health, the first candidate for a kidney was a woman in her 60s who was healthier than many other kidney patients at the hospital, records show.—
Brian M. Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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For most healthy adults, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends up to 400 milligrams of caffeine daily, about two or three 12-ounce cups of coffee.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Harmless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmless. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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