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
Among those millions, some may be harmless surprises, while others could be linked to scams like this one.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Lauren captioned the post, a playful nod to the harmless fib.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Completely harmless to the spacecraft, the event provides a rare and fortuitous alignment — and a unique opportunity to directly sample material from a comet from beyond our region of the cosmos.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
These studies don’t mean that polygyny is harmless.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Lauren captioned the post, a playful nod to the harmless fib.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Completely harmless to the spacecraft, the event provides a rare and fortuitous alignment — and a unique opportunity to directly sample material from a comet from beyond our region of the cosmos.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
These studies don’t mean that polygyny is harmless.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmless
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Not everyone sees Saudi Arabia’s embrace of global fashion houses as benign cultural exchange.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Weiss says eight out of ten lumps are benign, or non-cancerous.—
Anisa Arsenault,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prison guards have struggled to stay safe in the facility due to its outdated design.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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These safe haven laws allow parents to relinquish their parental rights within a time limit that differs state to state, according to the National Safe Haven Alliance.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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De Silva, police noted, was an innocent bystander who was not involved in the quarrel and was not believed to have been the target.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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So that seemingly innocent Machu Picchu stamp—one of the most popular souvenir stamps around—could be viewed not as a harmless keepsake but as an unauthorized alteration that might jeopardize your ability to travel.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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But these seemingly innocuous decisions could stand to pose a serious threat to society at large, as argued below.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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The couple turns out to be blandly inoffensive, and after their brief encounter, the two women change their topic of conversation, moving on to dating and the narrator’s experience using dating apps.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The song structures and melodies are familiar; the production is largely inoffensive, and any pop radio station can play these lyrics.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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There’s a difference between connection and control, and this lunar phase is here to remind you that true friendship (and healthy group dynamics) doesn’t fear space, evolution or honesty.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Due to their links to better heart and metabolic health, nuts are definitely healthy addition to your diet.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Harmless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmless. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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