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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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Her frustration only grew when M woke up and started yelling about something trivial.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Maybe autocracy starts with something as trivial as this.—
John M. Crisp,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The tumultuous conditions on the East Coast are not related to Hurricane Melissa, NWS meteorologist Alec Butner told , but are caused by a strong low-pressure system in the area.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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An upper-level low-pressure system is moving through the region, sending moisture and windy conditions to south-central Arizona.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This was a minor bit of incomprehension on my part.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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He is being charged in juvenile court with evidence tampering and unlawful gun possession by a minor.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But any actual emotional resonance or narrative coherence that All’s Fair manages along the way is purely incidental.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Which differences are incidental and which are fundamental?—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the streaming jump, D’Angelo’s song catalog sold 9,000 digital track downloads for the week, up from a negligible amount in the previous week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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The highest draft picks haven’t made an impact, and receiver production has been negligible.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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