as in trifles
something of little importance
overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants
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Enjoy them as-is, in fruit trifles or parfaits, as part of a fruit salsa or salad, or blended into smoothies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Sky-high trifles, rich and creamy puddings, homemade candy– the holidays are a great time for decadent desserts.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
13 Nov. 2025
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Self-cleaning ovens use extreme heat to burn food residue into ash, but the process can create smoke and odors.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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Firefighters used multiple ladder trucks to pour water on the fire, and smoke could be seen for miles.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Berkhout highlights how this binary language is translated into computer language through zeros and ones used for programming.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to the latest bound, proved in 2004 by Imre Ruzsa of the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics in Hungary, a sum of 1020 cosines — that’s a 1 with 20 zeros after it, about the number of molecules in a cubic inch of air — must have a minimum value smaller than about −7.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Trivialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivialities. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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