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Recent Examples of noncritical
Right Arrow Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), commonly known as Doctors Without Borders, suspended noncritical medical operations at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, citing security concerns.
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The district has already implemented a spending freeze as of Oct. 1 that applies to all nonessential expenditures, including those related to travel, conferences, equipment purchases and new noncritical contracts.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The other four shooting victims are in noncritical condition.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 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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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The district has already implemented a spending freeze as of Oct. 1 that applies to all nonessential expenditures, including those related to travel, conferences, equipment purchases and new noncritical contracts.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The other four shooting victims are in noncritical condition.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 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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The survey said this does not mean technical skills are unimportant, but that employers value the capacity to learn, adapt and collaborate at least as much as any specific technical competency.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Waiting lists for disease diagnosis and nonurgent surgeries are becoming unmanageable, emergency rooms are overwhelmed, and staff is exhausted, Guedes warns.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Patients who have nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries scheduled during a strike day may have those rescheduled.—
Catherine Ho,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Jan. 2026
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When a mysterious man in a Hawaiian shirt (Joseph Tudisco) comes up behind Ron brandishing a pipe, the show’s right to take its mood so seriously — even about something as potentially trivial as chairs, and even about a protagonist as potentially trivial as Ron.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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That breadth of integration is not trivial.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Rinse the screen using a low-pressure hose or clean water and a cloth.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
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Coughran disappeared in the popular recreation area near Lake Tahoe just as a low-pressure system descended on the region, plunging temperatures to near freezing.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The dog and another dog of theirs that came outside when the woman first opened the door are expected to recover from minor injuries suffered.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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OpenAI was reportedly served with a subpoena seeking information about its approach to advertising, consumer and health data, minor and senior users and models, among other activities.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Kevin Byard and Craig Woodson led the safeties, as expected, followed by Dell Pettus, who was involved in an incidental collision at the end of one completion.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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The parks themselves aren’t incidental; there are more than 2,000 across the city.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Goldman Sachs looked at every tournament since 1982 and found negligible long-term impact, in part because most fans watch at home.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Some studies on the sterile insect technique as a means of managing fruit flies have shown a negligible difference when males and females are released together compared to males alone.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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