as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of unserious
The Nuggets remain concerning, exhilarating and frustrating, one night playing like a parade is in their future, and the next dissolving into an unserious contender.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
The Senate’s $4 billion cuts over the same ten years is an unserious attempt to right our economic ship.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Quite simply, this is an unserious proposal from unserious people.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
The Senate’s $4 billion cuts over the same ten years is an unserious attempt to right our economic ship.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Quite simply, this is an unserious proposal from unserious people.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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And, with a range of darker shades often deemed unimportant to beauty brands, James says accurate shades are in the cards for L’Oreal Paris.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Farming out certain creative development processes to AI felt not only ethically wrong but also like key cognitive stages were being lost, skipped over, considered unimportant.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The application must be grounded in real fears of persecution or danger, as frivolous applications can lead to long-term negative immigration consequences.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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This culminated with an executive order demanding that the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security investigate former administration officials who pushed back against Trump’s frivolous claims that the 2020 election was stolen.—
Mike Fox,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Matter These are not trivial or speculative technologies.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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If the buyer is complaining about cosmetic or trivial things, like the dark blue wall in the main bathroom or the leaky kitchen faucet, think twice about acquiescing.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Given Kuwait’s preference for diversifying its military arsenal—for instance, its air force operates the U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon—its continued operation of the Abrams as its sole MBT isn’t insignificant and will likely remain the case for years to come.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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With that in mind, the Democratic vacancies were practically insignificant.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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Alas, during one night siege (silly enough to not scare the little ones, even as the entire village repeatedly goes up in flames), Hiccup aims his weapon at the shape of a Night Fury (no one, we’re told repeatedly, as ever really seen one), shoots, and … what!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Still, sometimes Forrest’s demands seemed nitpicky, silly even.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Another chance of light rain is expected mid-morning and into the afternoon, according to the weather service forecast.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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Sit lighter weight pots in a basin of water and let the water wick to the top.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Farmers watered their crops less, and saw smaller harvests as a result.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Yes, Georgia and Paul split this season as the blowback from the trial — and Paul's support of Proposition 38, disastrous for small businesses — imperiled his mayoral career.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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