nonthreatening
adjective
, -ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ\
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The goal is to help students learn HERO concepts in a nonthreatening and age-appropriate manner. — Julia Sclafani, latimes.com, "Newport-Mesa school board approves pilot program to train young students for on-campus threats," 26 June 2019 Unlike the United States, which is blessed with two nonthreatening neighbors in Canada and Mexico, China has difficult relations with a number of strong, nationalistic neighbors, including India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. — Kishore Mahbubani, Harper's magazine, "What China Threat?," 10 Feb. 2019 Politicians able to articulate a vision of this future that is inclusive, inspiring, and nonthreatening — the mixture Obama sought in 2008 — will reap massive rewards. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "White threat in a browning America," 30 July 2018 Europe may come apart at the seams because the cumulative effect of accepting nonthreatening refugees daily poses a major threat to Western cohesion, values, resources and fiscal health. — WSJ, "Consider the Assimilationablity of Refugees," 8 Nov. 2018 Worse, the latest research suggests that only 27% of American women know how to apply eyeliner in a cohesive, nonthreatening fashion. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "Grungy and Unkempt in the U.S.A.," 12 July 2018 This account — which, again, comes from Miller himself — shows a high-level presidential adviser responding to a completely nonviolent and nonthreatening gesture by throwing away his own food. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Stephen Miller Owned the Libs by Throwing Away His Own Sushi," 9 July 2018 Bust out the sparklers, bang snaps and other nonthreatening fireworks. — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, "Big July Calendar: Month is lit with fireworks, comic con and the Canyon County Fair," 28 June 2018 The ball soared of Clemens’ bat, a seemingly nonthreatening fly to deep left. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Bocchi, Clemens lead Texas to CWS for 36th time," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonthreatening.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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