nonstory
noun
non·sto·ry
ˌnän-ˈstȯr-ē 
plural nonstories
: something that is not a story
a nonstory with no clear plot
specifically
: an event or occurrence that is not newsworthy enough to be a news story
What had been an obscure Canadian nonstory, just another chapter in an endless saga of debate and dispute, suddenly had become world news. —
Guy Lawson
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However, in a new interview with Variety, Nicola shut down the reports as a nonstory.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022
Her work became increasingly about voice: looking for the line between voice and nonvoice, speech and nonspeech, story and nonstory.
—New York Times, 6 Oct. 2021
Telling you this nonstory feels excessive, embarrassing, in poor taste, even though death and grieving often feel that way, too.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
The ClipCast podcast broke this nonstory over the weekend.
—Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
One reporter trying to distort 18 yr old nonstory to sow seeds of division.
—Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 14 Feb. 2018
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022
Her work became increasingly about voice: looking for the line between voice and nonvoice, speech and nonspeech, story and nonstory.
—New York Times, 6 Oct. 2021
Telling you this nonstory feels excessive, embarrassing, in poor taste, even though death and grieving often feel that way, too.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
The ClipCast podcast broke this nonstory over the weekend.
—Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
One reporter trying to distort 18 yr old nonstory to sow seeds of division.
—Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 14 Feb. 2018
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“Nonstory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstory. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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