as in detrimental
causing or capable of causing harm
DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment
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Recent Examples of harmful
This ensures cleaner, higher-quality Delta-8, free from harmful additives or impurities.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Advocates hope this is a first step toward tighter regulations on potentially harmful ingredients and environmental contaminants.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Yet unlike baby formula, the toddler milk products are not regulated by the FDA and are potentially harmful, according to PHAI, a nonprofit legal research center located at Northeastern University School of Law.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, regulators will introduce more stringent rules and frameworks aimed at curbing the harmful effects of false information.
—Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Advocates hope this is a first step toward tighter regulations on potentially harmful ingredients and environmental contaminants.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Yet unlike baby formula, the toddler milk products are not regulated by the FDA and are potentially harmful, according to PHAI, a nonprofit legal research center located at Northeastern University School of Law.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
As a result, regulators will introduce more stringent rules and frameworks aimed at curbing the harmful effects of false information.
—Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmful
Adjective
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Such responses hinder the efficacy of gene editing treatments and could also be detrimental, eliminating the cells targeted for modification.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But at his worst, these game-breaking qualities can be detrimental.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The narrative truly flipped on Jan. 13, with the S & P 500 logging a noticeable positive reversal after the prior week’s damaging bearish engulfing pattern.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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The tower came crashing down across South Osage Street, damaging power cables and falling just short of a home.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Key to that endeavor are the mostly undocumented day laborers who often do the physically taxing and dangerous work of clearing the rubble after a natural disaster recedes.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hart is suing her former employer, Extended Stay America, alleging that the company didn’t provide training or the most basic safety measures to handle dangerous and sometimes life-threatening work conditions.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the measure also raised concern among state environmental groups about potential adverse effects on ecosystems and vulnerable species.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Daily How Nike’s new CEO plans to rebound from its worst year ever Sheryl Estrada NewslettersTerm Sheet Yan-David Erlich, former Weights and Biases executive, joins B Capital as general partner Allie Garfinkle NewslettersData Sheet The key to Netflix’s blowout earnings?—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bankers, who often complain that uncertainty is bad for business, are now willing to try all sorts of deals to see what will work.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmful. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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