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Recent Examples of noncommercial
An additional average of 20 noncommercial boaters drown annually in the state.
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Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Public media leaders said their noncommercial funding structure was a feature, not a detriment, to their mission.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Aug. 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, handles the music licensing agreements for noncommercial public radio stations like KKFI.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Public media leaders said their noncommercial funding structure was a feature, not a detriment, to their mission.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Aug. 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, handles the music licensing agreements for noncommercial public radio stations like KKFI.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncommercial
Adjective
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The project sat in relative limbo until 2024 as prospective producers balked at the dark subject matter and nonlinear storytelling, deeming the movie unmarketable.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The original concept stalled in development after a featherweight boxer died from a brain injury, making any toy that invoked the tragedy unmarketable, company leaders thought.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Nov. 2025
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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What does a filmmaker like Reichardt, who has spent her entire career making delicate, unapologetically uncommercial films, think about the current indie film landscape?—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Oct. 2025
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Whatever’s unsalable will be delivered to the project for sorting, reuse and recycling.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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His books are frequently both excellent and unsalable.—
Gemma Sieff,
Harper’s Magazine ,
4 Jan. 2022
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“Noncommercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncommercial. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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