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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
Other efforts seemed ill-conceived and probably unhelpful.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
For example, algorithms such as Instagram’s steer women toward posts with unrealistic content, which the companies know fuel deeply unhelpful social comparisons.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
The goal is to identify unhelpful thoughts—such as anxious, catastrophic or overgeneralized thinking—label them and then challenge them by examining evidence and considering more rational alternatives.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In fact, many of our male and female snowboard testers ride unisex boards, which are becoming increasingly popular as brands turn away from largely unhelpful gender constraints.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
For example, algorithms such as Instagram’s steer women toward posts with unrealistic content, which the companies know fuel deeply unhelpful social comparisons.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
The goal is to identify unhelpful thoughts—such as anxious, catastrophic or overgeneralized thinking—label them and then challenge them by examining evidence and considering more rational alternatives.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In fact, many of our male and female snowboard testers ride unisex boards, which are becoming increasingly popular as brands turn away from largely unhelpful gender constraints.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Third-party testing confirms that the supplement contains the ingredients listed on the label and is free from harmful contaminants.Barbie Cervoni, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to evaluate avenues for mitigating internal control weaknesses but has deemed complete mitigation impractical due to its limited staff size.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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What's particularly fascinating is how impolite behaviors can cascade through organizations.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Edwards is being an impolite host: he’s holed up in a room, eyes locked in on a screen, gamer headphones covering his ears.Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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When faced with unfavorable reviews or feedback, there is always an opportunity to learn something and make your product or service even better.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In terms of favorability, 36 percent of respondents have a favorable view of Ayotte, 15 percent have a neutral view and 45 percent have an unfavorable view of the GOP candidate.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Like Platero, hundreds of residents were outside their homes on Thursday cleaning their entrances, looking for belongings that the flood water may have carried away, or taking out furniture and appliances that have become unusable.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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In July the company conducted an internal investigation and uncovered changes made to its menu creator system that rendered all of the menus unusable, the complaint said.John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Cash is also seen as thoughtless and low-effort, says Julian Givi, associate professor of marketing at West Virginia University.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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Oz’s decision to close that sewer door could be chalked down to a terrible mistake, the thoughtless actions of a child.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Impact Of Workplace Anxiety Workplace anxiety often has damaging effects on employees and organizations.Erik Pham, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Delegates from nearly 200 countries have been addressing the perils of climate change and trying to find the huge sums of money needed to slow, and cope with, its damaging effects across the planet.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
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Wet down is generally useless—all those air pockets that trap heat are gone.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, there's a 250MB limit on individual files, making Box's free version useless for anyone working with video or large audio files, such as podcast recordings.PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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