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Recent Examples of nondestructive
The feat was possible thanks to nondestructive digital imaging technology and collaborations between archaeologists and tattoo artists.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
This team used a nondestructive method to extract ancient DNA from objects to investigate the identity of the person that may have made or worn the object.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
To alleviate concerns about destroying remains, Snow has adapted nondestructive methods to recover DNA.
—Erika Engelhaupt, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
Just like regular Photoshop layers and adjustment layers, new generative layers protect your original image by allowing nondestructive edits.
—Shelby Putnam Tupper, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
This team used a nondestructive method to extract ancient DNA from objects to investigate the identity of the person that may have made or worn the object.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
To alleviate concerns about destroying remains, Snow has adapted nondestructive methods to recover DNA.
—Erika Engelhaupt, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
Just like regular Photoshop layers and adjustment layers, new generative layers protect your original image by allowing nondestructive edits.
—Shelby Putnam Tupper, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for nondestructive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondestructive
Adjective
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The expansion would give the landfill another 10 to 15 years of use in accepting nontoxic household and commercial waste, according to the permit application.—
Tom Sissom,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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The safest nontoxic material options for kitchen utensil are wood and stainless steel.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
Adjective
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
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There appeared to be less mass murder than in 2023 and less nonlethal violence in the form of torture, beatings and related force.—
Collin J. Meisel,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Researchers contrasted lion behavior in California and Nevada, the latter of which allows both nonlethal hound pursuit and a legal, limited harvest season.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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However, several types of infectious and noninfectious meningitis don’t spread from person to person.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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The adjuvant in the University of Houston’s fentanyl vaccine is an enterotoxin, a chemical produced by the bacteria Escherichia coli and modified to be noninfectious.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Their job is to create a seamless experience for the music fan and a painless experience for the musician.—
Tim Sommer,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Transcranial direct current stimulation is a noninvasive, painless brain stimulation technique that uses low-intensity electrical currents to stimulate specific parts of the brain.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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Last week, police responded separately to a fatal shooting at an East Oakland camp and a nonfatal shooting near a large encampment in San Jose.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2025
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But even with homicides down 20% last year, officials have struggled to explain the reason for that decrease, or the reason that nonfatal shootings and violence overall continues to be on the rise.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Nondestructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondestructive. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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