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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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If they were considered unimportant to the team’s chances of success, Zidane and Ancelotti did not worry too much if their feelings got hurt.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mike Vrabel says his history there is unimportant.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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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There were 70,000 hospitalizations a year, which was not trivial, and virtually eliminating them was one of the major successes for vaccines in this country.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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If that seems trivial, your at-home priorities may require review.—
Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Looking ahead to New Year's Day, clouds are expected to gradually increase as a low-pressure system moves north of the region.—
McKenna King,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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The low-pressure system will impact the Midwest, the Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast by the end of the weekend, the National Weather Service said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The most minor miscalculation can botch a landing.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its versatile uses range from nourishing the lips to minor wound care—helping maintain hydration along the way.—
Kathleen Baird-Murray,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That’s not incidental—that’s intentional.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Jan. 2026
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The emotional and financial toll she has been forced to shoulder is not incidental.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Assuming every one of these boats was packed with the drugs usually transported on these routes, the impact of these strikes on the drugs available on our streets was negligible.—
Joanna Conti,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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What it’s gotten has been a negligible return on investment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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