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nontechnical

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Definition of nontechnicalnext
as in general

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Recent Examples of nontechnical When leaders build publicly and nontechnical peers demo useful solutions, the definition of who builds begins to expand. — Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Cowork is a feature that was built primarily for nontechnical users. — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 7 July 2026 SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 But the real money is currently being spent in the AI coding market, where developers and nontechnical people are using the company’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code to write software and build apps based on text prompts. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nontechnical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontechnical
  1. general
  2. untechnical
  3. nonspecific
  4. generalized
  5. ordinary
  6. generic
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  • According to reports in September 2025, CATL’s European general manager Matt Shen informed that the company had been aiming to start production in late 2025 or early 2026.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • After receiving a letter of protest, President Meyer summoned a general meeting on November 23.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of general
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  • There is something in him that deeply resonates with us, something completely untechnical, unstylized, and unformalized.
    — Michael LaPointe, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
Definition of untechnical
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  • His wife is an eternally supportive angel whose sole desire is to see Tenzing happy, their children are much the same, and the relationships between all of them are perfectly happy and perfectly nonspecific.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Millett believed that the visual art work, with its power of nonspecific allusion, could touch something deeper than human thought and rationality.
    — Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
Definition of nonspecific
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  • But while physical production of robots is on the up, Tesla acknowledged that its Optimus robots are still a far cry from handling generalized tasks.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This distinction becomes especially important for executives, entrepreneurs and other high-performing professionals whose financial situations may contain variables that generalized advice does not adequately address.
    — Dr. Melissa Weathersby, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of generalized
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  • Georgia Power estimates this system will deliver 900 million dollars in net savings for ordinary customers over the working life of the reactors.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kyiv argued the warehouses held dual-use goods, and that hitting them would impose an immediate cost on ordinary Russians, who would pressure the Kremlin to end the war.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of ordinary
Adjective
  • Leaders may consider repurposing these existing tools around the patient data that already exists to help ensure the guidance clinicians receive feels timely and relevant rather than generic.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Novo needs to convince investors that its pipeline of new drugs can fill the hole when generic competitors enter the market.
    — Annika Kim Constantino,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of generic

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“Nontechnical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontechnical. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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