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as in harmful
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as in impractical
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as in impolite
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Recent Examples of unhelpful
Paul Gleason portrayed Dwayne Robinson, the somewhat unhelpful deputy chief who initially doesn’t believe that McClane is a good guy.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Epstein library search function unhelpful Congress directed that the Epstein records be publicly searchable.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Williams calls out a few bad actors but might have been more emphatic in pointing to the most unhelpful figures, particularly among the international spoilers.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
These consisted of different types of cognitive behavioral therapy, which often involves talking with a therapist to change unhelpful thinking patterns and identify behaviors that affect mood and stress.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Epstein library search function unhelpful Congress directed that the Epstein records be publicly searchable.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Williams calls out a few bad actors but might have been more emphatic in pointing to the most unhelpful figures, particularly among the international spoilers.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
These consisted of different types of cognitive behavioral therapy, which often involves talking with a therapist to change unhelpful thinking patterns and identify behaviors that affect mood and stress.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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While skepticism toward artificial intelligence is understandable, dismissing AI as inherently harmful overlooks both history and reality.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Regulators will examine whether Grok is living up to its obligations under the Digital Services Act, the bloc’s wide-ranging rulebook for keeping internet users safe from harmful content and products.—
Kelvin Chan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Collecting demonstrations by teleoperating robots works in limited scenarios but becomes impractical in many real-world settings.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Directed by Leslie Iwerks, the film argues that Disneyland was not only impractical, but a stunning race against time.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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For years, pointing out the obvious was considered impolite: America’s biggest, most distortionary transfer of wealth does not flow from elites to the working class.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
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Eating or drinking while walking (or riding the train) is considered impolite.—
Vivian Morelli,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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The fear here was due in part because Marathon had its last alpha decimated by ARC Raiders, dropping its own public test right on top of it this past summer, one that went far better and made Marathon look unfavorable in comparison.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, the startup agreed to merge with a SPAC led by Gerry Cardinale and Billy Beane but ended up calling off the deal a year later, citing unfavorable market conditions.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The next areas on your decluttering to-do list should be your kitchen cabinets and office drawers, which have a serious tendency to accumulate unused or outdated electronics, miscellaneous plugs, or frayed, unusable cords.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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Data collected by Amnesty International’s Citizen Evidence Lab suggests that Israel deliberately used this incendiary substance in densely populated villages in southern Lebanon to push the civilians out and make their lands unusable.—
Josiane Yazbeck,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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From start to finish, the Red Sox deployed a careless, thoughtless, and passive stratagem.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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To do a lot less foolish, thoughtless, stupid, idiotic things.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Spending six months in discussion with investors who delay decisions or funding can be deeply damaging to a young company.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The storm is part of a major, widespread winter system that's likely to spread damaging ice and heavy snow across several southern states, like Texas and Oklahoma, into the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states.—
Cheyenne Derksen,
Oklahoman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Brown’s statement on Monday was mostly useless corporate-speak.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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This tiny amount of copper acts as a molecular steering wheel, preventing sugar molecules from shattering into useless carbon dioxide.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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