trivialities

noun

plural of triviality
as in trifles
something of little importance overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants

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Recent Examples of trivialities Spain’s shrewdness came in their refusal to engage with off-the-ball trivialities. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026 After debuting in 2007, The Big Bang Theory entertained viewers with the everyday trivialities and obsessions of friends who work in science. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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  1. trifles
  2. smoke
  3. zeros
Noun
  • But in the past year, the scope of insider trading has grown to unprecedented levels thanks to new platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket that offer bets on everything from major world events to celebrity trifles.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Treaties were trifles compared to armies and bullets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of trifles
Noun
  • Aerial footage of the blaze showed heavy smoke coming from several businesses.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Video showed heavy smoke with the glow of flames showing through the haze as fire crews poured streams of water on the blaze.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of smoke
Noun
  • The needle goes into the record, and the signal is continuous, and digital, of course, breaks it up into zeros and ones.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Stripped of the zeroes, the ask is for a young business to reach Meta's scale in two more years.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of zeros

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“Trivialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivialities. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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