1
as in minor
lacking importance
why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the soda should be regular or diet?
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2
as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
figured that restaurant customers wouldn't notice such a trivial surcharge on their bill
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Recent Examples of trivial
While some animal vocal communication features trivial compositionality, researchers used to assume that nontrivial compositionality was unique to humans.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
In some cases, these sequences are as meaningful as their individual words, a type of structure called trivial compositionality.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Philosophers are in a unique place to solve this riddle as current events are largely trivial in their work.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
It may be generally dismissed as trivial, but Bernstein conducted it with characterful nostalgia and Dudamel has found in it vibrant new spirit.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
In some cases, these sequences are as meaningful as their individual words, a type of structure called trivial compositionality.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Philosophers are in a unique place to solve this riddle as current events are largely trivial in their work.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
It may be generally dismissed as trivial, but Bernstein conducted it with characterful nostalgia and Dudamel has found in it vibrant new spirit.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial
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Three have been discharged, including two who sustained minor injuries while responding to the scene.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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The toddlers had suffered puncture wounds and lacerations to their arms and legs, while an 18-year-old woman also had a minor injury to her arm, the release stated.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Despite a slight deceleration in the first quarter of 2025, the growth remained positive, with volume and revenue increasing by 1.1% and 1.52% respectively.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Several rivers that have been flooded in Northern Texas could see a slight bump in water levels over the weekend, according to the National Water Prediction Service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Although set in the small city, the movie was reportedly filmed in several locations in Louisiana.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The city will loan the small Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park in July 2020 to the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, which is developing a museum honoring Italian immigrants in the city’s Little Italy neighborhood, according to a Park District news release.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Chris Lombardi, founder of Matador Records, recalls first pitching Perry’s idea to Stephen Malkmus, the band’s notoriously laconic chief songwriter, singer, guitarist and nominal leader.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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What’s more, most state parks have no admission fee while a few charge a nominal fee of a few dollars.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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His use of a century’s old wartime law to deport undocumented migrants with little or no due process to a notorious prison in El Salvador under scrutiny after the administration deported at least one migrant there by mistake.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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At the time, Colter believed that Russell (Jensen Ackles) was responsible for killing Dad, and Mom did little to dissuade him.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
4 May 2025
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Baffert had long operated under a cloud of suspicion inside and outside of racing, thanks in part to his larger-than-life public persona and his utter domination of the competition on the racetrack – not to mention a series of other petty drug infractions in big races leading up to the 2021 Derby.—
Katie Bo Lillis,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Mixed in with small pleasures and petty disputes with her older sister are true feats of survival and bravery.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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The law at stake might also seem relatively unimportant.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2025
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Protect your time and use something like the Eisenhower Matrix to let go of nonurgent or unimportant activities.—
Denise Russo,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the images, the monuments engraved with species’ names rise like canyon walls above tiny, almost insignificant humans.—
Keridwen Cornelius,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Recommended Viewing Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Then come the other members of the Thunderbolts team who have smaller — yet not insignificant — roles in the movie.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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“Trivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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