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Recent Examples of noncritical
Lane restrictions will occur in the fall and next spring to accommodate work on noncritical items.
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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
Officials said Tuesday morning all the critical patients were moved to other hospitals and evacuations of noncritical patients are still underway.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
The final noncritical patient had been moved by midday Tuesday, according to LAFD spokesperson Margaret Stewart, who said fire officials would begin the process of demobilizing.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
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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
Officials said Tuesday morning all the critical patients were moved to other hospitals and evacuations of noncritical patients are still underway.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
The final noncritical patient had been moved by midday Tuesday, according to LAFD spokesperson Margaret Stewart, who said fire officials would begin the process of demobilizing.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
Adjective
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Starting on this note reduces the chances that your soon-to-be ex will feel dismissed or unimportant.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the latter, an anthropology student is consumed by her research on a rare female pharaoh that her colleagues dismiss as unimportant.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The urge to pursue your pleasures will be all but impossible to ignore, so feel free to leave less exciting nonurgent tasks for another time.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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In a few segments, like one in which toddlers enact a hardboiled film noir plot, the show’s low-stakes humor blends most successfully with its aspiration to tell some small but not trivial truths around things like being a parent, being a sibling, and growing up.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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This is where seemingly trivial activities can make a big difference.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The snow was the result of a low-pressure system moving rapidly from west to east, federal forecasters said, from the Ohio Valley on Saturday to the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast overnight.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The meteorologist said a low-pressure system just offshore on the Pacific coast was to blame for the chilly weather.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There are lots of sets, lots of little minor character roles, and the first 15 minutes are full of other characters and stories.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Dad Drank Too Many 'Tall Boys,' Then Passed Out on His Baby Daughter, Causing 'Horrific' Suffocation While none of the suspects were injured during the incident, one officer from the Clovis Police Department was treated and released for a minor injury to their hand, the press release explained.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As many researchers have similarly pointed out, Zumthor argues that the vocal aspect of performance was not incidental to the meaning and impact of the texts, but was integral to it.—
David Silverberg,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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This gives you more wiggle room in your budget to cover fees and other incidental expenses that come with purchasing a new set of wheels.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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As such, the economic order treats these security concerns as exceptions to the norm and assumes their impact on overall trade and investment flows will be negligible.—
Geoffrey Gertz,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Feb. 2025
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Washington and Idaho are almost completely dependent on Canadian gas since pipeline connections from other areas are negligible, meaning rebalancing supplies would require major new pipeline construction.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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