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
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To those who don’t yet own an EV, a robust infrastructure may seem unimportant.—
Wally Rippel,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2025
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Saying that facts are constructed through social processes is not the same as saying facts are unimportant or made up.—
Jacob Hale Russell,
TIME,
4 Mar. 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
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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
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What’s at risk The impact of an output such as calling a blueberry muffin a chihuahua may seem trivial, but consider the different kinds of technologies that use image recognition systems: An autonomous vehicle that fails to identify objects could lead to a fatal traffic accident.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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New England gets storms that bring low pressure throughout the year, but intense, low-pressure storms are a constant in the winter.—
Elizabeth Medeiros,
Health,
22 Mar. 2025
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Late Saturday into Sunday, another low-pressure system will move through the area, bringing a high chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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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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The incident, while ultimately only a minor one, did impact the rest of their vacation.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Both seem incidental to his 47% Hard Hits for the past five years.—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Anyone finding themselves attracted to him was otherwise incidental.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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The probability of being hit by a primordial black hole is negligible, says Loeb.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Changes and modifications to reduce risk aren’t cost free, of course — vent covers may be negligible, but a new roof and siding may well be prohibitive for many households.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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