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Recent Examples of harmfulness
While pollinators die in large numbers due to exposure to neonicotinoids, those trying to save bees are forced to prove the harmfulness of the substances used in pesticides, while industry pushes back.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmfulness
Noun
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The push came amid concerns about the offensiveness of the name.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Oct. 2025
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There was a Lynchian quality to the podcast, a fun-house-size absurdism that offset its overt offensiveness.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Alarm clocks are a necessary evil for most of us, but don’t let an ugly one ruin your new sleek hotel aesthetic.—
Brittney Morgan,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the contrary, what often works best are vague or utopian promises of deliverance, combined with an emotionally powerful depiction of the intolerable injustice and inescapable evils of the current regime.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At this time there is nothing to suggest any criminality with respect to their venture.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Police are investigating if any criminality was involved.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One celebrates the beauty and moral uplift of the Sabbath; the other denounces the immorality of the godless in the fiery manner of a tent-revival preacher.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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Advised by Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell, who sincerely believed in the Reformation, Henry started with accusations of corruption and immorality in the Church, then used intimidation and changes to the law to transfer all the wealth and land to himself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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But despite this being the internet, there’s no wickedness being thrust around — everyone’s taking the chance to get in on a memeless rollout.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Harmfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmfulness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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