as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
nicotine has long been recognized as a deleterious substance
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Recent Examples of deleterious
Chat The deleterious effects of marijuana can also profoundly affect mental health.
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The government also claimed at various points that trans service members would have a deleterious effect on unit cohesion, but provided no evidence and did not respond to contradicting statements entered into the record by former military officials.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
This helps ensure that customer trust isn’t eroded by the deleterious impact of misinformation disseminated by illegitimate word of mouth.
—Branden Abushanab, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And is definitely more powerful than a lecture about the deleterious effects of the 30-year mortgage on public policy and economics.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The government also claimed at various points that trans service members would have a deleterious effect on unit cohesion, but provided no evidence and did not respond to contradicting statements entered into the record by former military officials.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
This helps ensure that customer trust isn’t eroded by the deleterious impact of misinformation disseminated by illegitimate word of mouth.
—Branden Abushanab, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And is definitely more powerful than a lecture about the deleterious effects of the 30-year mortgage on public policy and economics.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleterious
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The debate over the law centers on balancing accountability for harmful content with the risks of censorship and stifled innovation.—
Daryl Lim,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Shiny and minty, these balms provide a gloss-like effect while protecting your lips from the sun’s harmful rays.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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This buildup can have a detrimental effect on your plumbing system, so it's recommended to install a softener as soon as possible to treat the hard water issues and protect the plumbing.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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The outcome was detrimental to Sacramento’s position in the play-in race while dealing another blow to the team’s hopes of securing an automatic playoff berth as one of the top six teams in the Western Conference.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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The foreign material could pose serious adverse health consequences, leading the FSIS to consider the recall a Class I—the agency's highest level of alert.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
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And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But in recent years, lung disease for miners has become a major concern again, Laney says, because coal increasingly comes from mines embedded in sandstone, and which generates dust that's 20 times more damaging to lungs than coal.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The storms are threatening large hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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For the beach hazards statement, NWS meteorologists warned that a moderate swell would create dangerous conditions from south of Monterey to south of Point Reyes, encompassing roughly 270 miles of California shoreline.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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This Court should halt this unprecedented intrusion upon the Executive's authority to remove dangerous aliens who pose grave threats to the American people.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Deleterious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleterious. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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