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Recent Examples of nonconstructive
Bankman-Fried: There are nonconstructive people on both sides of the aisle, and there are constructive people on both sides of the aisle.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
High inflation, supply-chain disruptions, nonconstructive partisan rhetoric in Washington, D.C. and a surge in the spread of the Delta variant led to a disappointing jobs report for September.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
Constructive criticism differentiates itself from nonconstructive criticism in two ways: First, it is asked for.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 June 2021
Data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that excessive time spent on nonconstructive content on the screen has been associated with obesity, irregular sleep times and shorter sleep duration, behavior problems and loss of social skills among others.
—Ingrid Cotto, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The pendulum swing to the Democratic party’s embrace of economically destructive, environmentally nonconstructive policy ideas has been rapid, to say the least.
—David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
There are many other fine military spouses coping in nonconstructive manners.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
High inflation, supply-chain disruptions, nonconstructive partisan rhetoric in Washington, D.C. and a surge in the spread of the Delta variant led to a disappointing jobs report for September.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
Constructive criticism differentiates itself from nonconstructive criticism in two ways: First, it is asked for.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 June 2021
Data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that excessive time spent on nonconstructive content on the screen has been associated with obesity, irregular sleep times and shorter sleep duration, behavior problems and loss of social skills among others.
—Ingrid Cotto, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The pendulum swing to the Democratic party’s embrace of economically destructive, environmentally nonconstructive policy ideas has been rapid, to say the least.
—David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
There are many other fine military spouses coping in nonconstructive manners.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconstructive
unproductive
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This highlights that unstructured venting can quickly pull conversations into unproductive loops.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Here's a detailed timeline of events, which shows the White House was aware of the pause in real time and Trump's decision to reverse the action -- following an unproductive phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a subsequent series of brutal Russian assaults on Ukraine.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
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“Nonconstructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconstructive. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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