uncontentious

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Recent Examples of uncontentious On their face, diversity, equity and inclusion may seem uncontentious. David A. Lieb, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023 The event was uncontentious. Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2023 That they were won at all keeps the Horned Frogs and Wolverines in the thick of the playoff picture and continues what had been a very uncontentious and controversy-free postseason race. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2022 This is not an uncontentious statement. Camille Bromley, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022 The privilege claims rarely came into play during the uncontentious interviews, and the Pence aides only declined to answer a few questions, according to sources. Gloria Borger, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022 The first, largely uncontentious map, was presented by the nonpartisan redistricting commission. Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021 Worse, any hope that the pandemic would be politically uncontentious has evaporated. The Economist, 3 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontentious
Adjective
  • In fact, as believing Christians, Jews, or Muslims know, the founders and leaders of these major world religions advocate understanding of others, empathy for their suffering, and the pursuit of peaceable relations with all.
    Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Such was the peaceable dreaming, the end-of-history thinking, in the wake of the Twelve-Day War.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Despite their dramatic appearance, Arizona tarantulas are shy and nonaggressive.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Never run or make any loud noises or sudden movements, as this could startle these creatures, which are typically nonaggressive until frightened.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • David Remnick, Pulitzer Prize winner and New Yorker editor since 1998, is the documentary’s amiable guide on what is a multi-tiered journey through the magazine’s past and present.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Chris Columbus, director of Home Alone and the first two Harry Potter films, helms the comedic caper, which follows an amiable gang of gumshoes who spend their golden years investigating cold cases.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.
    Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory.
    Tom Shippey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2017
Adjective
  • Sinner had left the court for a medical timeout after losing the second set, and was sweating heavily from the first set onward on a pleasant 77-degree evening.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that people actually read it — that now, TFD is a fully-fledged media company with a staff of eight and a monthly audience of over 3 million women — came as a pleasant surprise.
    Chelsea Fagan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Wishing all of you a peaceful start to this new year.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The strike force waited in armored vehicles at a staging area in Kenscoff, where a once peaceful region has been under gang attacks since the beginning of the year.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
  • My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the pacific campaign.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • These provide a kind of spine for the film, as their exchanges range over the course of production from good-natured to dramatic.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Wittmers are adventurous, good-natured, and eager to ingratiate themselves with their hosts.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Uncontentious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontentious. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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