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Recent Examples of unserious
When securing adequate supplies was discussed, the conversation was unserious.
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Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, Sarandos was grilled by a Senate committee in an antitrust hearing that often teetered on the edge of the profoundly unserious.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Male directors get to make big, unserious epics all the time.
—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
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Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, Sarandos was grilled by a Senate committee in an antitrust hearing that often teetered on the edge of the profoundly unserious.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Male directors get to make big, unserious epics all the time.
—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
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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 title song was appropriately fun and frivolous for a movie that, among other things, featured Porky Pig dunking the basketball.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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For Ingalls, that was a trivial request.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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And the hour-long results that premiere on the platform Friday are a mix of the cerebral and silly that audiences have come to expect from the Problemista filmmaker and former Saturday Night Live writer.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Now, though, to look only at coaches with UNC already on their resume would be silly.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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More light rain is expected during the afternoon as temperatures plunge.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Winds will be light and skies will be mostly sunny, allowing highs to warm into the upper 70s from Palo Alto to San Jose, with a few 80 degree readings scattered throughout.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a couple of hundred students, limiting available resources.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Higher bond yields ripple through all kinds of credit markets, making everything from mortgages to small-business loans more expensive.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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