as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense
a noncontroversial proposal for increasing security at nuclear power plants
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Recent Examples of noncontroversial
His only guest was Glen Powell, a rising movie star so noncontroversial that even his weird promotional non-fling with Sydney Sweeney couldn’t generate much in the way of controversy, shilling for a series about that most American of passions, college football.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
In July, city leaders seemed ready to approve the five-year extension by placing it on the council’s consent calendar — usually reserved for noncontroversial items.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The bill is largely noncontroversial.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
While the use of AI use can be controversial for any job function, this study spends some time looking at fairly noncontroversial—and effective—uses.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
In July, city leaders seemed ready to approve the five-year extension by placing it on the council’s consent calendar — usually reserved for noncontroversial items.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The bill is largely noncontroversial.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
While the use of AI use can be controversial for any job function, this study spends some time looking at fairly noncontroversial—and effective—uses.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontroversial
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The interior of your appliances, like the inside of your oven or microwave, is generally safe for Magic Eraser use.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The agreement was relatively uncontroversial then, but when the time rolled around for the Danish parliament to officially ratify the treaty, this past June, Danes were feeling a lot more skeptical.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Vaccination has for decades been a tried-and-true (and largely uncontroversial) way to protect children against illnesses like polio, chickenpox, and pneumonia.—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Noncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncontroversial. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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