as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of noncritical
Seven passengers were taken by ambulance with noncritical injuries.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Aug. 2024
While this will likely mean targeting generative technology toward processes such as report creation, which at the surface may seem noncritical, the result will be a competitive advantage that propels firms above the competition.
—Ravikiran Dharmavaram, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Lane restrictions will occur in the fall and next spring to accommodate work on noncritical items.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024
This means that instead of using separate networks and buses for noncritical devices and critical devices, there is a push to have one network that both critical and noncritical devices can share.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2022
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Aug. 2024
While this will likely mean targeting generative technology toward processes such as report creation, which at the surface may seem noncritical, the result will be a competitive advantage that propels firms above the competition.
—Ravikiran Dharmavaram, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Lane restrictions will occur in the fall and next spring to accommodate work on noncritical items.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024
This means that instead of using separate networks and buses for noncritical devices and critical devices, there is a push to have one network that both critical and noncritical devices can share.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
Adjective
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Everything else is unimportant compared to being honest about your love to people.—
David Chiu,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In future decades and centuries, economic archaeologists will marvel that what was so unimportant was taken so seriously.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Protect your time and use something like the Eisenhower Matrix to let go of nonurgent or unimportant activities.—
Denise Russo,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The biggest reason: New York’s discovery law allows cases to be dismissed even for trivial, fixable discovery violations.—
Jane Manning,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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If anything, becoming a weird little guy, by my definition, is about rejecting the despair that leads down those kinds of regressive paths, and daring to care about something, even — and perhaps especially — if that something might seem kind of dumb or trivial to the outside world.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rounds of storms to come through Kansas City A low-pressure system has set up to the west, causing breezy conditions in the metro with gusts between 30 and 40 mph, according to the weather service.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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The vibe: The Gathering events are built to feel warm, low-pressure and welcoming, even for first-timers walking in alone.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Three other family members, two children and one 19-year-old, suffered minor wounds.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That cinematic touch isn’t incidental: FUS is clearly aiming at an sonic version of an IMAX blockbuster.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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The district judge said the biological opinion and incidental take statement did not comply with the Endangered Species Act and another law known as the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Economist Piotr Arak said that while the direct impact of the tariffs on the Polish economy will be negligible due to limited direct trade with the U.S., indirect effects will be significant.—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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After testing the affected liquid egg products, scientists at the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service determined that the risk of negative health effects is negligible.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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