unfrivolous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfrivolous
Adjective
  • Could this cause some serious anxiety, or even an existential crisis?
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Mets’ prospects with experience in center field need more time in the minors before they can be considered serious options.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This Milan Design Week was an important one for Louis Vuitton.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That’s important to bring out the best in the people around you.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the season’s main stories has focused on Rick (played by Walton Goggins), a morose middle-aged man vacationing with his earnest, wide-eyed girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood).
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
  • There is an earnest warmth to him even when things get messy.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Retirement 2025 were selected from a list of counties Investopedia ranked according to several factors a retiree might consider, including cost of living, proximity to major airports, and access to quality health care.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Now, new research raises major questions about the original K2-18b study — and, in fact, the answers could have considerable implications for the quest to find life beyond Earth as a whole.
    Perri Thaler, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This accountability between sustainability initiatives and resilience among uncertainty is sparking more honest conversations, leading to more realistic goal setting and, ultimately, more meaningful progress.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
  • What can leaders do to create an environment where employees can thrive with meaningful work?
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Another title win for Charlotte would have been a massive step back for Stratton and a way for WWE to pull back the reigns on what had been a substantial push for the former Ms. Money in the Bank.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • When paired with a frame as a single joypad or used as individual, motion-sensing grips, the Joy-Con 2s are as comfortable as their predecessors were on the Switch 1—possibly a little more so, thanks to slightly larger, more substantial thumbsticks.
    Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Black lung, a debilitating and often fatal condition caused by inhalation of coal and silica dust during mining, affects roughly 1 in 5 miners who have worked in the Central Appalachian mines for twenty-five years or more, according to NIOSH.
    Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The day of the fatal fall, Goodwin said Bass had checked on Tidus and his brother minutes prior, and then had stepped outside with the dog.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After a momentous week, that question has suddenly become international.
    Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
  • There’s inherently a lot of redundancy in reporting, because many outlets cover the same momentous happenings, and seek to do so from multiple angles.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unfrivolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfrivolous. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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