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anodyne

[an-uh-dahyn] / ˈæn əˌdaɪn /
NOUN
painkiller
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Mr. Pine’s teen-magazine looks perhaps made it inevitable that he would be steered into anodyne leading roles such as Captain Kirk when he was younger.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

These might be helpful, anodyne retail chatbots; they also might be utter menaces like Google Docs’ Gemini pop-up.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Having spent years listening to Cubans repeat anodyne revolutionary slogans when asked for their opinions on camera, it's disarming to hear such frank views expressed with no outward fear of the repercussions.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

The interview is utterly anodyne, a doddering exchange of pleasantries and carefully selected humanizing anecdotes.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

They exchanged a few anodyne words—“it certainly was not unpleasant,” recalled Oppenheimer, who stayed only briefly and left first.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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