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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
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
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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After an unproductive call with Caroline's belligerent husband (Ronald Bronstein), Linda gives the child to the police.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones will be 32 next season, and an injury to rising 2025 second-round pick Omarr Norman-Lott put the Chiefs in an untenable spot last year while having to rely on unproductive veterans.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Nonconstructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconstructive. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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