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Recent Examples of unserious
Minaj went on to acknowledge how unserious this all is.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Our Secretary of Defense is an unqualified and unserious person.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Jeffries stood by Democratic plans for a three-year extension, which Senate Republicans have referred to as unserious, during a press conference.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 9 Dec. 2025
Watching Dick Cheney mop the floor with Edwards in the 2004 vice presidential debate is a good way to understand how unserious Democrats seemed to a lot of Americans in those days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Our Secretary of Defense is an unqualified and unserious person.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Jeffries stood by Democratic plans for a three-year extension, which Senate Republicans have referred to as unserious, during a press conference.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 9 Dec. 2025
Watching Dick Cheney mop the floor with Edwards in the 2004 vice presidential debate is a good way to understand how unserious Democrats seemed to a lot of Americans in those days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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The other thing to remember in order to avoid writer’s block is the fact that money is unimportant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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So don’t be constantly absorbed in your phone, for one, which can make others feel unimportant.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Flirting feels fun, not frivolous, and your heart knows exactly when to lean in.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The predictive duel for Best Picture The Globes are regarded by some as a frivolous event in which celebrities care less about the awards and more about the drinks at their tables.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There were 70,000 hospitalizations a year, which was not trivial, and virtually eliminating them was one of the major successes for vaccines in this country.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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If that seems trivial, your at-home priorities may require review.—
Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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So is her ability to see value in even the smallest, most seemingly-insignificant object.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Jan. 2026
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Competitions 'each more insignificant than the last' Shiver, first held in 2018, was canceled at least once before, in the pandemic years of 2021.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This struck many experts as silly.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Frequent co-stars Johnson and Hart, known for their hilarious chemistry, have played Rock, Paper, Scissors and other silly games in promos for their movies, especially their Jumanji films.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many older homes have chandeliers or similarly large light fixtures that pull focus from a room’s decor.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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South- or east-facing windows typically receive the most light and may be the best location for light-hungry plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2026
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In fact, sometimes smaller heaters can match or outperform larger units, depending on their design.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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