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
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, at home, small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The restaurant became a minor sensation—the titular dish is terrific, silken and subtle and rich, but what most stood out was a rotating lineup of specials, mostly hawker-style Malaysian fare, particularly the food of Klang, his parents’ home town, on Malaysia’s western coast.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 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
  • So Minnesota’s spot in the standings is likely soon to be cemented, which will make the Wolves’ games themselves trivial.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Space toilets ultimately need to work This is not a trivial matter.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Rainbow and Rainbow Miss winners have an incidental connection or two.
    Bob Wisener, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
  • These dynamics are not incidental to the format.
    Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Nonurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurgent. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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