nonissue

noun

non·​is·​sue ˌnän-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce nonissue (audio)
: an issue of little importance, validity, or concern

Examples of nonissue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The case against Arizona’s fake electors remained a nonissue for years while baseless allegations of election fraud commanded official attention and as Brnovich ran for the U.S. Senate under Trump’s watchful eye. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024 Yet that is a nonissue entirely of the authors’ own making, caused by their insistence on an anachronistically maximalist definition of the state that is not normally applied to premodern societies. Walter Scheidel, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022 At the time, Black people were barred from staying in the city’s best hotels — the Emerson, Lord Baltimore and others — a nonissue in all other big league towns. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024 The lens skips optical stabilization, but that's a nonissue since all but the earliest a7 series cameras include sensor-shift stabilization in-body. PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonissue 

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Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonissue was in 1964

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“Nonissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonissue. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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