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Recent Examples of nonevent
But buying one or two items of anything in this store is almost a nonevent.
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Anna Schecter, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
During nonevent hours, items can be claimed at Gate 3 security or by calling 623-772-3475.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The Kremlin has treated Navalny’s death as a nonevent, although tens of thousands in Moscow and other cities, overcoming fear of repression, expressed their grief in public and chanted Navalny’s name.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
And on Friday, as thousands gathered in the Russian capital for Mr. Navalny’s funeral, cheering his name, official Moscow acted as if the remembrance was a nonevent.
—Oleg Matsnev, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Anna Schecter, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
During nonevent hours, items can be claimed at Gate 3 security or by calling 623-772-3475.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The Kremlin has treated Navalny’s death as a nonevent, although tens of thousands in Moscow and other cities, overcoming fear of repression, expressed their grief in public and chanted Navalny’s name.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
And on Friday, as thousands gathered in the Russian capital for Mr. Navalny’s funeral, cheering his name, official Moscow acted as if the remembrance was a nonevent.
—Oleg Matsnev, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonevent
Noun
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The fiasco played out for days and led to in-depth reviews at both the BBC and BAFTA.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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But that doesn’t mean the Terry Rozier fiasco can’t have the NBA rig the lotto hopper.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Boeing has reached confidential pre-trial settlements in most of the dozens of wrongful death lawsuits filed in connection with the Ethiopian Airlines disaster and a similar 737 Max crash five months earlier off the coast of Indonesia that together killed 346 people.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But the 48-year-old former San Francisco County supervisor’s solution — a single-payer-style public disaster insurance program — is poorly defined and presents an enormous risk for a state struggling with chronic deficits.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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So this summer — about a year after that legal debacle — Miami voters will get the chance to decide.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Eisenhower, for example, worries about the safety of his troops in Normandy after Operation Tiger, a rehearsal for D-Day that turned into a tragic debacle that cost men’s lives.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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There will be several chances for rain across Maryland Wednesday through early next week, but none of the days are looking like washouts.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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This is an ideal grass for patching after a washout.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cicero was the biggest loser since 2020 — 3,436 people, or 4%, left the town.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The loser will face the winner of the Oaks Christian at Cypress game to stay alive in the tournament.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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At the federal level, three live propositions each flop on different grounds.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Merrill feared a flop until Lamont enlisted Francisco Borges, the former state treasurer, to lead a fundraising effort.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Reed, who died at his home in New York Tuesday at 87, was a provocateur, a bomb thrower.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Sources say a four-person Cal Fire arson and bomb unit told witnesses not to speak with Cal-OSHA investigators and withheld documents vital to the workplace safety probe.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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If real users don’t watch or share the clips, a campaign fizzles.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Devon Energy should continue to rally even if the oil rally fizzles as bullish catalysts line up for the stock — including the closing of its merger with Coterra — according to Jefferies.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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“Nonevent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonevent. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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