Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nocuous
Adjective
  • Test results from Consumer Reports found potentially harmful chemicals in roughly half of the formula products.
    Geoff Harris, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This can be extremely harmful to the lungs of at-risk people, including children whose lungs are still developing, pregnant women, older adults and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes, according to the American Lung Assn.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Part of this season’s focus has been on building his partnership with Murphy, whose primary attacking role is to find Isak in dangerous areas, and encouraging his team-mates to involve the striker whenever possible.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to losing the benefits for our kids, this loss of funds is a huge blow to community farmers and ranchers and is detrimental to school meal programs struggling to manage rising food and labor costs.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Musk’s Twitter purchase was a bad deal financially and has been detrimental to X’s bottom line, but his ownership of the platform helped boost his cultural and political relevance by keeping him in the center of the news cycle.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • When ingested or inhaled, these microplastics can release these chemicals into the body, potentially leading to adverse health effects.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Research shows that supplementing with 0.14 to 0.36 grams per pound of body weight for up to five years is associated with minimal adverse effects and health risks.
    Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The National Weather Service predicted severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and a few tornadoes in the afternoon and evening across parts of the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2025
  • That meant a cocktail of damaging offensive droughts, an inability to control ball-handlers off the dribble, an inability to stop sustained runs, too many offensive rebounds and put-backs by the opponent, mindless turnovers and second half collapses.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Nocuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nocuous. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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