as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the comic's G-rated routine is something that the whole family can enjoy
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as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people
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Recent Examples of G-rated
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup), divided 3/4 tsp.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
For instance, try finely grated vegetables like zucchini, carrots and mushrooms, panko, ricotta cheese, yogurt or tomato paste.
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Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 cup), ¼ cup torn basil leaves, 2 Tbsp.
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Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup), divided 3/4 tsp.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
For instance, try finely grated vegetables like zucchini, carrots and mushrooms, panko, ricotta cheese, yogurt or tomato paste.
—
Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 cup), ¼ cup torn basil leaves, 2 Tbsp.
—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.
—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups.
—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for G-rated
Adjective
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The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment.
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Post-split, one Comcast entity will be a pure-play entertainment content company, with NBCUniversal and Sky assets, while the other company will be a leading broadband, cable and wireless provider.
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David goes on a tour of the past 250 years and is deeply annoyed by every facet of it.
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There were more infamous incidents, such as when Dave Hodge was visibly annoyed at the network cutting away from a Montreal Canadiens-Philadelphia Flyers game tied late in regulation to show a news broadcast.
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Schwarber was scratched minutes before Tuesday's game with lower back tightness.
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There’s the obvious joy of indulging in French cuisine at every craving’s whim, from world-class pastries to bistro classics, but for Architectural Digest’s global director of audience development, Pujah Shah, that just scratched the surface of the many in-destination babymoon perks.
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Both of these teams are elite and gritted through losses in the College World Series to get to these finals.
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Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
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Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
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Features chaste berry, cramp bark, shatavari root, dandelion root and ginger.
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But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
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Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
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Language models consume trillions of tokens scraped from the web.
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Her bare and scraped-up leg hung out from mid-thigh.
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Because SpaceX's publicly tradable float remains small compared with its total market capitalization, even a modest index weighting could require meaningful purchases from passive investment vehicles.
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The organization is seeking investors willing to accept modest returns in exchange for preserving historic buildings, supporting local businesses and maintaining the character of West Marin communities.
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“G-rated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-rated. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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