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Recent Examples of unserious
Male directors get to make big, unserious epics all the time.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The White House responded with a counterproposal Wednesday night, which Democrats dismissed as unserious.
—Riley Beggin, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
The White House responded to demands from Democrats on their 10-point plan to reform immigration enforcement, but Democrats are dismissing it as unserious.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
This year’s sophomore class was dismissed time and time again as unserious or incapable difference-makers over the previous season.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The White House responded with a counterproposal Wednesday night, which Democrats dismissed as unserious.
—Riley Beggin, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
The White House responded to demands from Democrats on their 10-point plan to reform immigration enforcement, but Democrats are dismissing it as unserious.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
This year’s sophomore class was dismissed time and time again as unserious or incapable difference-makers over the previous season.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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But until that moment, the one when Towns sank a seemingly unimportant bucket during what turned into a 49-point decimation of the 76ers, those types of shots had evaporated.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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His decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message to the nation about how unimportant women’s wins are to the White House.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The kennel club responded that it’s committed to canine health and called the suit frivolous.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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There's something inherently quite frivolous about bundling onto a gondola for a tour of the city by water.—
Sarah James,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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None of this is trivial, and anyone who tells you otherwise is not being straight with you.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The loss of books is minor, almost trivial, in light of all the horrors and violence unleashed by this senseless war, but the potential loss of these books is a sad reminder that we’re all affected and implicated in America’s savage flailings.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For someone who has spent most of his life feeling insignificant, that sudden attention can easily create the illusion that his fate might finally be changing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even as a not insignificant portion of the nation draws a blanket of isolationism, xenophobia and monolinguality ever more tightly around itself, another faction has grown more interested in what’s happening around the world, and more accepting of TV shows and movies not in English.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In retaliation, Afroman released several songs about the experience, made music videos using his security-cam footage, and generally was a silly goose about the whole thing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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This confident Yale Rep production follows Ionesco’s lead by being very clear about its point but relentlessly silly while making it.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The bread is so light that the crunchy crust leads straight to the introductory blast of balsamic.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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At sixty-five, Petzold, with light-hazel eyes and dark hair only just beginning to silver, still wields a boyish charisma.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This approach enables precise control of pressure and airflow in a much smaller form factor while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine has launched drone attacks at Russia, although on a smaller scale.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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