as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of unserious
Once ridiculed as unserious fanatics by the conservative establishment, Dunn and Wilks are now its kingmakers.
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Johnson has also faced threats on his job from some fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the budget, but they’re widely viewed as unserious.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has also faced threats on his job from some fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the budget, but they’re widely viewed as unserious.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Much like romance, awards show voters still seem to largely take comedy as an unserious art, under the assumption that anything that doesn’t overtly dive into tough and often upsetting topics can be worthy of acclaim.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Johnson has also faced threats on his job from some fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the budget, but they’re widely viewed as unserious.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has also faced threats on his job from some fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the budget, but they’re widely viewed as unserious.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Much like romance, awards show voters still seem to largely take comedy as an unserious art, under the assumption that anything that doesn’t overtly dive into tough and often upsetting topics can be worthy of acclaim.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
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This might be tactical language, or propaganda, or unimportant.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Detractors often consider the beauty industry and those who build their careers in it, as unimportant in the grand scheme things.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Does litigation financing facilitate frivolous lawsuits?Christine McDaniel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Unlike a number of its competitors, Apple had no interest in producing artificial general intelligence, a quest that to the company seems unrealistic and almost frivolous.Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In Africa, businesses like Abubakar’s keep countless tons of toxic trash out of landfills, reduce the need for mining, and create thousands of jobs—hardly a trivial consideration in a nation where nearly two-thirds of people live in poverty.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The air concentrations of VOCs found in some candle studies have been insignificant when compared with levels previously deemed unsafe.Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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In fairness, the aid to families is not insignificant.Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Related article How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study Nonverbal communication isn’t new The lack of spoken words in a silent review, which requires an audience to infer whether a reviewer likes a product or not, may seem silly.Gina Park, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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But she’s done ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Domino,’ she’s done silly and also very serious.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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It’s engineered to absorb more energy in the event of an impact, is 80% lighter than a concrete barrier and is easier to transport.Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Under this light/dark regime, the bracts begin to turn color.Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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This white wooden board will elegantly display small appetizers, such as meat, cheese, and other charcuterie board goodies.Toni Sutton, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Two smaller far-right nationalist parties also got enough votes to enter parliament.Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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