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Adjective
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Some people are surrounded by care and still feel chronically unimportant.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026 -
One of the votes at issue was about a project in Bonin’s district that sailed through the council, with Price’s vote unimportant to the project’s outcome.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Angel went for a respectful middle-of-the-road jab — complimenting her parenting and resilience, but maligning her for being petty.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2026
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Who is not petty or vindictive.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Egg’s plucky insolence belies his puny size, a comedic contrast with Claffey’s ex-rugby player physique, and perhaps his seemingly humble origins as well.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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But puny xenophobic humans won't ever see the light of Eywa?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The person who quietly solves a critical problem looks less valuable than the one sending three status updates a day about trivial progress.—
Andy Molinsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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These differences are not trivial.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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But only a fool would harp on picayune flaws when this rich material is being served with such musical polish and sensitivity.—
Charles Isherwood,
WSJ,
18 Aug. 2022
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Challenging ballot designations has become something of a sport in California politics — squabbles over the occasionally picayune rules return each cycle like the swallows to Capistrano.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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Austin Public trains those producers, who, for a nominal fee, gain access to state-of-the-art equipment, studio space and content distribution for their own work.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Dec. 2025
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Academic users will be able to access the platform for a nominal fee, while biotech and pharmaceutical companies are charged an annual subscription, which gives them the right to store their data securely, as well as a relatively low per-use charge.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
3 Dec. 2020
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Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.—
Patricia Cohen,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2020
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Humphries suggested the price tag would be negligible.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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During the largest winter storm of the season, which saw up to two-feet of snow blanket New England as a deep freeze sent temperatures plummeting into the single-digits, the regional grid reported that oil was heavily relied on while renewable energy sources provided negligible electrical power.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Picayunish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picayunish. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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