trifles 1 of 2

plural of trifle

trifles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trifle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifles
Verb
  • Don’t be surprised if the world flirts back!
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In one scene, Walker watches as Choppa flirts with a woman during her own photoshoot.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • He’s had artists like Skepta, Cash Cobain, and went viral when Fivio Foreign made a diss song about him because Max didn’t let the Brooklyn rapper and Lil Tjay smoke in his Airbnb.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
  • However, smoke from the barbeque made its way inside the home, setting off the smoke detectors.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To merely denounce the war, or to call for the end of American military support for Israel, would have been small beer.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • That covers even things like withholding taxes and the administration of those, which sometimes might seem like relatively small beer, but often for some of our members, significant amounts of money.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Trifles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifles. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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