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Recent Examples of noncritical
Sunday through Tuesday are expected to have noncritical fire danger.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The victim was taken to the hospital in noncritical condition.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
If ransomware infiltrates a segment containing noncritical systems, the damage remains localized.
—Sameer Malhotra, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The plan would leave noncritical supply chains open initially, while setting a longer-term decoupling process into motion through two policy pathways.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The victim was taken to the hospital in noncritical condition.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
If ransomware infiltrates a segment containing noncritical systems, the damage remains localized.
—Sameer Malhotra, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The plan would leave noncritical supply chains open initially, while setting a longer-term decoupling process into motion through two policy pathways.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
Adjective
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Some people are surrounded by care and still feel chronically unimportant.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of the votes at issue was about a project in Bonin’s district that sailed through the council, with Price’s vote unimportant to the project’s outcome.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The West Virginia Legislature passed bills in both 2019 and 2023 requiring insurers to respond to nonurgent authorization requests within five days and more urgent requests within two days, among other mandates.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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Prioritizing essentials, postponing nonurgent purchases and choosing local alternatives can help manage higher costs.—
Magdy Hassan Fayed,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The person who quietly solves a critical problem looks less valuable than the one sending three status updates a day about trivial progress.—
Andy Molinsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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These differences are not trivial.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This storm is unusual in that normally, the type of system that brings us big snow chances comes in from the southwest with a low-pressure track that takes it almost due north.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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An Alberta clipper is a fast-moving low-pressure system originating in Alberta, Canada, sweeping southeast across the Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes in winter.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Sox also enter spring training with Jarred Kelenic and Dustin Harris among the outfielders signed to minor-league deals with big-league camp invitations.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But what distinguishes this series is how incidental all the superhero business is meant to feel.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the end, McAdams’ sexiness isn’t incidental, but integral to how she’s been misjudged.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Humphries suggested the price tag would be negligible.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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During the largest winter storm of the season, which saw up to two-feet of snow blanket New England as a deep freeze sent temperatures plummeting into the single-digits, the regional grid reported that oil was heavily relied on while renewable energy sources provided negligible electrical power.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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