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as in minor
lacking importance
judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits
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as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
when asked by the waiter if we wanted anything else that evening, we made a frivolous request for free drinks
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Recent Examples of frivolous
In a statement, Farris said law enforcement agencies would have to defend against frivolous litigation, costing taxpayer dollars.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Small or midsize businesses with a website could be targeted by frivolous lawsuits.
—Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
The big picture: North Carolina is one of a handful of states without an anti-SLAPP law, according to the Institute for Free Speech, which protects people from frivolous lawsuits intended to keep them quiet.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Apple moved to dismiss the lawsuit under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is intended to protect free speech against frivolous lawsuits on matters of public importance, but in a surprising decision at the time, the court sided with Sexton.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Small or midsize businesses with a website could be targeted by frivolous lawsuits.
—Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
The big picture: North Carolina is one of a handful of states without an anti-SLAPP law, according to the Institute for Free Speech, which protects people from frivolous lawsuits intended to keep them quiet.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Apple moved to dismiss the lawsuit under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is intended to protect free speech against frivolous lawsuits on matters of public importance, but in a surprising decision at the time, the court sided with Sexton.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivolous
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As mentioned above, taking creatine in higher doses, such as 20 grams per day, may trigger minor side effects like water retention.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Commonly known as Tylenol, it's thought to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains by raising your body's pain threshold and regulating your body temperature.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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But silly things like feelings and mental health don't matter to rebellion leader Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård), who wants results at any cost.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is one where the visual spectacle and weird fourth-wall-breaking sections stand head and shoulders above everything else, making for an extremely memorable adventure that embraces the silly side of Doctor Who.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, a consortium of private retirement-plan providers announced a collaboration to boost the portability of small retirement accounts.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The sheriff’s office handles homicide investigations for several smaller municipalities within the county.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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Comments Since Sesame Street first began airing in 1969, children have loved it thanks to the goofy, kind, funny, affectionate Muppets—including Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and the rest of the residents of the neighborhood.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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Is stuffing your face with raw greens a goofy gimmick — or a legit healthy shortcut to add more produce to your diet?—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Obstetricians say, at the end of the day, AFE is really just a product of bad luck, and there's little that can be done to prevent it.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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These little bottles command three-figure price tags.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, returning him would be futile, said the president’s aides, as his ultimate fate would be imprisonment, in the United States or elsewhere.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Philosophers are in a unique place to solve this riddle as current events are largely trivial in their work.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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It may be generally dismissed as trivial, but Bernstein conducted it with characterful nostalgia and Dudamel has found in it vibrant new spirit.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The virtuoso sequence that will generate giddy excitement among enthusiasts of Evans’ earlier films is an extended bout of killing and maiming in a nightclub where techno music keeps thumping as bodies keep dropping.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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Here are the numbers that got Wall Street giddy: Revenue came in at $10.54 billion, up almost 13% YoY Operating margin hit 31.8%, up from 28.1% last year EPS grew nearly 25% And all this as the rest of tech stumbles around blaming tariffs and macro gloom.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Frivolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivolous. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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