nonurgent

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Recent Examples of nonurgent Prioritizing essentials, postponing nonurgent purchases and choosing local alternatives can help manage higher costs. Magdy Hassan Fayed, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 As a result, libraries, nonurgent health clinics and parks are closed. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for nonurgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonurgent
Adjective
  • One victim remains in critical condition and another sustained noncritical injuries, and a fourth person was hurt while trying to leave the home, the news station reported.
    Francie Ebert, NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • After seeking out a nearby fishmonger and calculating what this ingredient would cost me (a precious $30 per pound), I was left with a minor headache.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 May 2026
  • Richards opened the season in Philadelphia’s minor-league system, made nine appearances at the Triple-A level, was called up to the parent club on April 30 and pitched twice for the Phillies before he was traded to the Sox on Tuesday.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
  • If however, we were often criticized and made to feel unimportant, our self-talk may be more negative.
    Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Discussing the merits of his actual song, therefore, seems entirely trivial.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
  • Unfortunately, this supply is both exhaustible and relatively trivial compared with the roughly 20 million barrels of oil that normally flow through the strait per day.
    Wes Zebrowski, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 11 May 2026
  • What is clear, however, is that the aye-aye’s comical assortment of features definitely isn’t incidental.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

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“Nonurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurgent. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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