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Recent Examples of noncritical
The district has already implemented a spending freeze as of Oct. 1 that applies to all nonessential expenditures, including those related to travel, conferences, equipment purchases and new noncritical contracts.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Choose a noncritical system (like a training or test server), and deploy a basic AI security agent there.
—Saurav Bhattacharya, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The other four shooting victims are in noncritical condition.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 2025
The plan would leave noncritical supply chains open initially, while setting a longer-term decoupling process into motion through two policy pathways.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Choose a noncritical system (like a training or test server), and deploy a basic AI security agent there.
—Saurav Bhattacharya, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The other four shooting victims are in noncritical condition.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 2025
The plan would leave noncritical supply chains open initially, while setting a longer-term decoupling process into motion through two policy pathways.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
Adjective
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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Waiting lists for disease diagnosis and nonurgent surgeries are becoming unmanageable, emergency rooms are overwhelmed, and staff is exhausted, Guedes warns.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Patients who have nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries scheduled during a strike day may have those rescheduled.—
Catherine Ho,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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No competition was too trivial.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The third day of the NFL Draft can feel a bit trivial.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But since that ridge shifted from Northern California in early April, the new pattern has invited multiple low-pressure disturbances into the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Later in the week, a low-pressure system should stall to our north, and winds will shift to southwesterly, bringing in hotter temps.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Snitker managed numerous minor-league clubs over the years, including Richmond, Mississippi, Durham and Macon.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Any minor spills or leaks within this storage area are expected to be contained within the basement level.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Garden stakes will help keep fabric from directly touching your plants and help create a warm air pocket around them to survive those incidental cold nights.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For the most part, any additional cost will be negligible, but the benefits to future generations are great.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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That produces negligible amounts of heat and pressure overall, and so the internal core continues to contract.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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