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Recent Examples of unmalicious
His staging is, more subtly and powerfully, a sad, unsettling suggestion of our unmalicious but all-too-willing forgetfulness.
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New York Times, 8 July 2022
New York Times, 8 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmalicious
Adjective
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Not everyone sees Saudi Arabia’s embrace of global fashion houses as benign cultural exchange.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Weiss says eight out of ten lumps are benign, or non-cancerous.—
Anisa Arsenault,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Wasmer’s family was known in the small town as kind and loving.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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Amidst their weirdness is a loving and loyal family completely comfortable in the dark world that is perfectly natural to them.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The short war in Cuba gained the United States the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico; turned the nation into a Pacific power; and created beliefs that America was a stern yet benevolent country tasked by Destiny to enforce peace and bring prosperity to the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Since that time, says Paine, even those fortunate enough to live under benevolent rule have seldom been more than one generation away from yet another dreadful monarch.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Also, what a great thing to get to be a sweet, sympathetic character at the end who also can’t forgive himself.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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This monster is the precursor to slasher villains like Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, who lumber along on their killing sprees, though this blueprint is far more sympathetic.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Nulu fabric is buttery-soft, sweat-wicking, and warm without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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First, warm soil temperatures combined with moderate air temperatures in early autumn create ideal grass seed germination conditions.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Here, the researchers recommend a multidisciplinary, compassionate approach to NCGS intervention.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Clear goals, tracking, & communication between local agencies create a lasting, compassionate and impactful response to support the most vulnerable.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After almost getting run over by two cars in heavy rain, a tiny black kitten was saved by a kind stranger who stopped to help him and ended up taking him home.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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During high school, Morgan dates Chris (Scott Eastwood), who is magnetic but inconsiderate, and her sister dates Chris’s best friend, Jonah (Dave Franco), who is shy and kind.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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He was thrown from the helicopter into a rainforest, became amnesiac, and was nursed back to health by some kindly locals?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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How can a kindly, God-fearing, and ascetic novice monk compete against that?—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Unmalicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmalicious. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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