as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
hand washing is one of the easiest ways to help prevent the spread of nocuous germs
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Adjective
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Some harmful varieties closely resemble edible mushrooms, even to experienced foragers.—
Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
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On each phone, the lock screen image was a photo of a child who died young due to the harmful effects of social media.—
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Placing your carbon monoxide detector in the proper location can alert you to dangerous levels of the invisible gas, which is unfortunately more likely to occur with the use of personal space heaters.—
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The Charlotte region faces a harsh night on Thursday, including dangerous wind chills, according to the National Weather Service.—
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Rat poison, in Saban-speak, is what is detrimental to teams that start believing their hype and losing focus on the controllables like working as hard as possible every day.—
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So did the first-round bye really prove to be that detrimental?—
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Public systems can be somewhat risk adverse.—
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Nekrasov said adverse weather conditions also left parts of several other regions without power, including Chernihiv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia.—
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Davis’ injury is the latest — and potentially most damaging — blow in a Mavericks season defined by attrition.—
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After a damaging winter storm of rain, wind, and flooding, staff at Mountain High Resorts in Wrightwood have been working around the clock to prepare for reopening day on Saturday.—
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“Nocuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nocuous. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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