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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
When the bacterial balance changes in an unhelpful direction, the result could be digestive problems.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025
Researchers believe psychedelics such as MDMA and psilocybin may interrupt unhelpful neuroimmune signals when anxiety, depression, and conditions occur.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Sleep trackers can even induce sleep anxiety, an unhelpful obsession with improving sleep that can paradoxically make your sleep worse.
—Mohana Ravindranath, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Deep breathing exercises or other mind-body therapies like meditation can reduce this unhelpful reflex.20
Lying on your side: Lying on your side with your knees bent may ease or prevent kidney stone pain, especially while sleeping.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, blocking potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.—
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These new rules, which aim to cut down on shark bycatch and regulate harmful fishing practices, represent a significant step forward.—
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Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.—
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This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.—
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Writing the most unbridled, impolite, unreasonable, pathetic rant that gives voice to unseen, unheard parts of you opens a relief valve that transfers emotional pain onto the page.—
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If either of these things had been true, your staying put would still not have been impolite.—
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Deaton said the poll also found that 60% of those surveyed had an unfavorable opinion of Trump.—
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The development previously received an unfavorable opinion from the Gary Rezoning department and plan commission.—
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The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) — intended as a backup to VAERS — is virtually unusable for serious research.—
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The tower illustrates what can happen when aging buildings don’t get renovated or replaced fast enough: Structures get deemed unsafe and unusable before the city has had time to design and build replacements.—
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Letting a house of that size sit untouched is an act of thoughtless extravagance.—
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The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror Horror that’s really about trauma is now the norm, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this film’s treatment of mental health.—
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Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are threatening states in the Midwest, with cities like Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee in the crosshairs, forecasters said.—
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The threat for damaging winds in excess of 75 mph will increase into this evening as storms grow into larger clusters.—
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But in a time long before replay could overturn a call, protest was useless.—
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Those strong starts are useless if the Celtics can’t hold onto the advantage.—
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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