as in safe
unlikely to provoke controversy or offense
uncontroversial legislation, such as designating the cranberry the official state fruit
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The roughly 30-minute event to confirm Trump’s return to power unfolded as a tidy, solemn ceremony, once again resembling its traditional role as an uncontroversial formality in the presidential transition process.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This new form of diplomacy cuts against the grain in Asian diplomacy, where uncontroversial and one-dimensional thinking predominates.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2015
What to expect from closing ceremony Of the limited available details before Sunday’s closing ceremony, the plans appear largely uncontroversial.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
Their choices will be formally ratified by the House Republican Conference and the whole House, a process that is generally uncontroversial.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This new form of diplomacy cuts against the grain in Asian diplomacy, where uncontroversial and one-dimensional thinking predominates.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2015
What to expect from closing ceremony Of the limited available details before Sunday’s closing ceremony, the plans appear largely uncontroversial.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
Their choices will be formally ratified by the House Republican Conference and the whole House, a process that is generally uncontroversial.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Uncontroversial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontroversial. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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