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Recent Examples of nonurgent
As a result, libraries, nonurgent health clinics and parks are closed.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Canada's system ensures equitable access and lower costs but is often criticized for longer wait times for nonurgent procedures.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Prolotherapy does not cure any condition and is used as an elective (nonurgent) treatment.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
This crisis particularly affected those facilities that faced restrictions on nonurgent care.
—Len Wright, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Canada's system ensures equitable access and lower costs but is often criticized for longer wait times for nonurgent procedures.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Prolotherapy does not cure any condition and is used as an elective (nonurgent) treatment.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
This crisis particularly affected those facilities that faced restrictions on nonurgent care.
—Len Wright, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonurgent
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Within about 25 minutes, all 14 patients — three critical and 11 noncritical patients — were in ambulances heading to hospitals or had already arrived, Mallon said.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Some data center operators are beginning to invest in on-site generation, battery storage or shifting noncritical computing tasks to off-peak hours.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Left-hander Marco Gonzales, a veteran coming back from flexor tendon surgery and in camp on a minor-league deal, followed with another three scoreless innings.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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This will be the period when the threat of severe weather is highest, with large hail, damaging winds and minor flooding as the main concerns throughout the afternoon.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But until that moment, the one when Towns sank a seemingly unimportant bucket during what turned into a 49-point decimation of the 76ers, those types of shots had evaporated.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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His decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message to the nation about how unimportant women’s wins are to the White House.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Users across social media responded to the TMZ headline with a wave of sarcastic comments, each one poking at how trivial the original report seemed.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The difference isn’t trivial, either.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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The 36-year-old politician’s success with the Latinx voting bloc was more than incidental, a senior advisor to the Talarico campaign, Chuck Rocha, told the Wall Street Journal.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Their sexualization is not incidental to the fantasy.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Nonurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurgent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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