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
Eating apple seeds is usually harmless, but can cause some unexpected and unpleasant side effects.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, for those who like personalizing their iPhone with Home and Lock Screen customization, spatial scenes are a simple and harmless way to liven things up.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Ad fraud may seem harmless when compared to malware and infostealers.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, for those who like personalizing their iPhone with Home and Lock Screen customization, spatial scenes are a simple and harmless way to liven things up.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Ad fraud may seem harmless when compared to malware and infostealers.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmless
Adjective
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Lee Archinal, also a senior threat hunt analyst at Intel 471, explained that EDR data with short retention makes benign but rare behaviors — like opening Word once a month — look like anomalies.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Huizenga has yet to commit to running again in his somewhat safe House seat in the western part of the state.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Musso assures Dwight that Margaret is safe and back at her ranch.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
21 Sep. 2025
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Abby is portrayed as a naive and innocent receptionist, but is edgy.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, last week, the Civilian Complaint Review Board voted to overrule the investigator who found Alongi and Cianfrocco innocent, finding the pair of officers in violation of using excessive force and abusing their authority.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Untreated pain isn’t innocuous either.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Sep. 2025
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In a sweet video that sees the two Emmy nominees finally meet, Cooper is shooting a seemingly innocuous promo clip, with no idea that the Presumed Innocent star is on his way into the studio.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All of the accessories feel well-built and feature inoffensive, bordering on bland, designs.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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That approach amps up the comedy, especially the prevailing idea that the largely inoffensive Chad could be any kind of real threat to the staid little onstage community.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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After all, beneath a full glam beat is a nourished complexion and healthy strands—and that makes all the difference.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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The analysis shows that aligning incentives toward prevention, early detection, and healthier lifestyles could lower employer premiums by $7,000 per person per year and help reduce chronic disease rates.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Harmless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmless. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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