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Recent Examples of nondestructive
Those numbers give inspectors a hard, testable threshold for nondestructive evaluation, something previous alloys could not offer.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
The study highlights how important nondestructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has become to archaeology, said John Millhauser, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at North Carolina State University.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
The discovery, which the Politecnico di Milano announced in January, came about through a series of surveys that aimed to digitize the 15th century Sforza Castle’s underground structures through nondestructive methods such as ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Smart Objects make for nondestructive, reusable raster and vector images that update throughout your project.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
The study highlights how important nondestructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has become to archaeology, said John Millhauser, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at North Carolina State University.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
The discovery, which the Politecnico di Milano announced in January, came about through a series of surveys that aimed to digitize the 15th century Sforza Castle’s underground structures through nondestructive methods such as ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Smart Objects make for nondestructive, reusable raster and vector images that update throughout your project.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondestructive
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Also made from nonporous silicone, each liner is made from food-grade silicone that’s nontoxic and BPA-free.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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The nontoxic system also includes two ceramic coasters for resting the carafe and dripper.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
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The devices—operated remotely by a team in Texas—provide constant live video feeds to first responders and, in some cases, fire nonlethal projectiles to delay or incapacitate an assailant.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Yet in 2023, USDA’s Wildlife Services devoted less than 1% of its $286-million budget to nonlethal efforts.—
Peter Kareiva,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
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More changes - including budget cuts - are anticipated in an ongoing reorganization effort that aims to remove noninfectious diseases from the CDC's responsibilities.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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This tube contains 15 billion virus-like vesicles—small sacs of noninfectious particles replicated in a lab.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2025
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For every person whispering white, there were 10 more standing at the ready who wanted to make the transition as painless as possible for those arriving from the Crescent City.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The potential of crypto – to empower more people in the financial system and make cross border payments painless and cheap, can only come to fruition if regulators and large global financial institutions create the pathways to do that.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was 'set free,' because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The four other occupants of the vehicle sustained nonfatal injuries and were treated on scene and at local hospitals, according to police.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Three of the four who sustained nonfatal injuries also were lacrosse student athletes.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Nondestructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondestructive. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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