as in minor
lacking importance
we figured that the details were unimportant as long as we got the basic design correct
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Recent Examples of unimportant
The findings don’t mean, though, that exercise is unimportant, Pontzer emphasized.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
While the underlying facts may seem unimportant and mundane—a random person watching a video on NBA.com and a cookie transmitting some data for Facebook ads—the NBA urges the Court to play out the Second Circuit’s reasoning.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
This is not to say that the context in which statistics is applied is unimportant.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Though there’s no official acknowledgment that the theory is sound, the series dropped hints all season, including calling the ship heaven, giving max a twin, having Avery panic over a (false) pregnancy and killing off unimportant characters.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 June 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
While the underlying facts may seem unimportant and mundane—a random person watching a video on NBA.com and a cookie transmitting some data for Facebook ads—the NBA urges the Court to play out the Second Circuit’s reasoning.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
This is not to say that the context in which statistics is applied is unimportant.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Though there’s no official acknowledgment that the theory is sound, the series dropped hints all season, including calling the ship heaven, giving max a twin, having Avery panic over a (false) pregnancy and killing off unimportant characters.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimportant
Adjective
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One section of Long Beach Elementary School is also currently unusable, and there are minor leaks and water damage at eight other district schools.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Several minor incidents took place at polling stations in the central region of Cochabamba, Morales' political stronghold.—
Lucinda Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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On a sunny morning in late June, his exercise regimen began with small steps: His right foot keeping pace with the treadmill, his left foot stationary, off to the side.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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In an environment like that of Gaza today, where most people live in tents or shelters with very little clean water, and with much of the sewage system destroyed, illness is rife and people with weakened immunity are at even greater risk, all the aid agencies said.—
Dawoud Abu Alkas,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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When her husband pulled out the tall decorative sticks from the vase to investigate, the family discovered a hidden stash of makeup carefully collected by their little boy, who clearly had an interest in her cosmetics.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a clampdown on apps from outside the official store, and trivial apps on Play Store itself are being rooted out.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Our study used trivial tasks, such as mashing buttons on a computer.—
Thomas Talhelm,
Scientific American,
22 Aug. 2025
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That support helped plenty, but would have been worthless without serious drive and hard work, as well as Navarro’s two years at the University of Virginia.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Anything less than a total social reckoning—a complete psychological makeover of white America—was worthless.—
Book Marks
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The range around 77% was tight and insignificant across age groups, gender, race, marital status, having children under 18 or not, full time vs. non-full time employment, union household or not, and income.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The 38-year-old Uruguayan forward and Inter Miami star is known for his fiery personality, no matter how major or insignificant the game.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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On the Forest end, there is a slight sense that some fans almost relish the idea of being disliked.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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The August survey, though, may indicate a slight rebound.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Unimportant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimportant. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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