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as in minor
lacking importance
why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the soda should be regular or diet?
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as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
figured that restaurant customers wouldn't notice such a trivial surcharge on their bill
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Recent Examples of trivial
In those worlds, the show’s low-stakes humor blends most successfully with its aspiration to tell some small but not trivial truths around things like being a parent, being a sibling, and growing up.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
When not dithering on about trivial matters, matriarch Ella (Leena Uotila) fusses over her spouse’s drinking habits.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Its legacy software business also converts earnings into bitcoin, though this is a trivial source of MicroStrategy’s current revenues.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The finding that open-world games may enhance people’s well-being through enhanced escapism and relaxation is not trivial, given the growing evidence that other forms of entertainment, such as traditional social media, contribute to adolescent anxiety and depression.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
When not dithering on about trivial matters, matriarch Ella (Leena Uotila) fusses over her spouse’s drinking habits.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Its legacy software business also converts earnings into bitcoin, though this is a trivial source of MicroStrategy’s current revenues.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The finding that open-world games may enhance people’s well-being through enhanced escapism and relaxation is not trivial, given the growing evidence that other forms of entertainment, such as traditional social media, contribute to adolescent anxiety and depression.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial
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Beck was treated for a minor leg injury, while the person in the other vehicle was not injured, Graham said.Cameron Macdonald, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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From large bills to minor daily purchases like coffee or snacks, diligently recording every transaction helps create a complete financial picture.True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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California saw a slight decrease in unemployment from October to November 2024, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The major concern with Johnson in his first two pro seasons was that his slight frame would have trouble surviving against larger, more physical players.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Those smaller fires, like the Woodley and Lidia fires, have been contained as of Monday, and 89% of the moderately sized Hurst Fire is also under control, Cal Fire said.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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While some of the nominees fall far afield from the norms—Hegseth, Gabbard, and RFK Jr. are the marquee names in that cohort, for sure—the bulk will face only nominal opposition from Democrats.Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Of course, all the good deeds in the world can’t buy your way into heaven, but as a nominal Catholic, Biden may have been persuaded by the Pope to commute the sentences.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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The John McDonough creation, which has ignited a slew of copycats since the inaugural fan fest in 1986, is a marketing tool like no other, changing little over the years.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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His production was especially encouraging given how little UCLA has gotten from its two big men, prompting Cronin to play him a season-high 27 minutes.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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But the smoke is still rising, and petty partisanship is a distraction and disservice at the moment, given all that’s been lost, and all the hard work of moving forward.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In an era of steadily declining trust in media, the dry formalities of a legal template provide not only an imprimatur of institutional credibility, but also the freedom to go into extreme amounts of detail without seeming petty, tedious or self-indulgent.Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Appearance is unimportant and, apparently, so are some of the themes.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Aim to make so much money that, relative to your net worth or your annual income, the upgrade price is insignificant.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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To them, small incidents, insignificant by themselves but damaging in cumulation, began to count against him.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Trivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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