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Recent Examples of trivia
The Hum, Covington After a recent rebranding, this Covington restaurant, bar and trivia spot announced its permanent closure on social media.
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Bargoers love The Ark's trivia and Singo (like bingo, but with song clips), and foodies enjoy a menu packed with comfort dishes like burgers, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, and fish and chips.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025
But if pop-culture trivia isn’t what inspires your winter travel plans, know that Saas-Fee offers some of the best ski conditions in the Alps.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Bargoers love The Ark's trivia and Singo (like bingo, but with song clips), and foodies enjoy a menu packed with comfort dishes like burgers, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, and fish and chips.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025
But if pop-culture trivia isn’t what inspires your winter travel plans, know that Saas-Fee offers some of the best ski conditions in the Alps.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivia
Noun
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But anatomically speaking, this is absolute nonsense.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Travelers say they're done listening to the nonsense they've been fed.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The post-1945 explosion in birth rates coincided with the rise of the television age and the profusion of social science claptrap to serve and soothe a nation anxious in its affluence.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s in contrast with Andrew’s lexicon of touchy-feely claptrap, all seemingly declarations of support and empathy but, ultimately, hollow.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This might seem like an overreaction, but Gator fans have had to endure these subtle shots all offseason, culminating in the brutal USA Today fluff piece defending Napier's follies in Gainesville.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Fanciful Hapsburg follies have been restored and repurposed.—
Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At one point, there were 18 friends and family members living together (a six-bed bunk room helps to squeeze everyone in).—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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Officials told McElroy to take a top bunk bed, the complaint says, in violation of a policy saying pregnant inmates should be assigned bottom bunks to prevent injuries and falls.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Beall’s drivel is definitely worthy of bird cage lining.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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This is some boring, recycled drivel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Why should New Yorkers pay more than half a billion dollars annually just to get rid of trash and make other communities sick?—
Justin Sanchez,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Allowing people to obtain free water using their own reusable bottles will cut down on the waste produced by plastic bottles, which end up in the trash and ultimately take up space in landfills for hundreds of years, officials said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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San Diego theaters have lined up a bounty of seasonal stage shows designed to delight even the biggest humbugs.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Trivia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivia. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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