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nonevent

[non-i-vent] / ˌnɒn ɪˈvɛnt /
NOUN
media event
Synonyms
WEAK
photo op photo opportunity pseudo-event
NOUN
photo opportunity
Synonyms
WEAK
media event media happening photo op press opportunity pseudo-event staged media event staged public event

Example Sentences

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Local polling in May should be a nonevent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But dismissing it as a nonevent would be a mistake.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Sometimes I get angry about the disparity of health, however much of a nonevent hearing disability is when compared to other maladies.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

Luckily, the integration of books with LGBTQ+ characters into the curriculum this year appeared to be a nonevent for our youngest child, a fifth-grader at Westbrook Elementary School, and her friends.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

When the police suddenly leave the scene, it feels bizarre: What is this, a gun-toting emergency or a nonevent?

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Vocabulary lists containing nonevent

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: non-

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