as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the comic's G-rated routine is something that the whole family can enjoy
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as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people
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Recent Examples of G-rated
Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 June 2026
Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup), divided 3/4 tsp.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
For instance, try finely grated vegetables like zucchini, carrots and mushrooms, panko, ricotta cheese, yogurt or tomato paste.
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Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Comté cheese, coarsely grated, to béchamel and stir until melted and combined.
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Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 June 2026
Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup), divided 3/4 tsp.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
For instance, try finely grated vegetables like zucchini, carrots and mushrooms, panko, ricotta cheese, yogurt or tomato paste.
—
Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.
—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for G-rated
Adjective
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The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment.
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Post-split, one Comcast entity will be a pure-play entertainment content company, with NBCUniversal and Sky assets, while the other company will be a leading broadband, cable and wireless provider.
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Others are annoyed that its ambiguous language will create confusion over how — or if — the state will enforce compliance.
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David goes on a tour of the past 250 years and is deeply annoyed by every facet of it.
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The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department advised anyone bitten or scratched by a bat or other wild animal to promptly clean the wound with soap and water, then contact a physician or go to the emergency room.
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Casey Schmitt was scratched from Sunday’s starting lineup due to an illness, but entered the game for the ailing Adames.
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Both of these teams are elite and gritted through losses in the College World Series to get to these finals.
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Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
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Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
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Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
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But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
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Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
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As the scribes’ pens scraped the parchment, the words became inscribed upon their soul.
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When a user asked boat-botany why New Reddit isn’t scraped as often as Old Reddit, the Reddit employee pointed to a comment by another user.
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In a high-debt environment, even a modest increase in interest rates can add a significant fiscal burden.
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This sentiment stems from accelerating inflation, a cooling labor market, modest productivity gains, and AI's unfulfilled promise of broad wage increases.
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“G-rated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-rated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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