Benign
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Thinkamancy abilities range wildly from useful and benign to dangerous and terrifying.
Source: Psychic Powers - After a chunk of John's brain is removed and Harvey goes into hibernation mode, he becomes a lot more useful, sympathetic to Chrichton and otherwise benign.
Source: Gollum Made Me Do It -
Curfews are a good early sign that a government is controlling people's lives, so they're useful as a sign of benign government turning into a cruel regime.
Source: Fascists' Bed Time
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