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as in serious
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as in important
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfrivolous
Adjective
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Try to limit work overloads and avoid any more serious injuries.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Paramedics took him to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami to be treated for serious injuries.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Lions defense got an important stop to start the half, forcing the Commanders to punt for the first time.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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In this paper, the researchers did not calculate how strong those differences are, but an important next step is to explore the observational consequences of this model.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Han gives us a record of postwar reconstruction, at once earnest and fanciful.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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This Indigo Girls documentary is as earnest and humble as their music.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In places like Freiburg, where a group of predominantly Syrian immigrants participated in a gang rape that became a major news story, the influx fuelled security fears and anti-immigrant sentiment.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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By comparison, OpenAI, Google and other major U.S. companies are on track to invest a total of roughly $1 trillion in AI over the coming years, according to Goldman Sachs.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jimmy Fallon's Broadway debut was extra meaningful for the Tonight Show host.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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After 30 years of delivering exceptional entertainment worldwide, this marks an exciting new chapter for SIE, highlighting its commitment to fostering creativity and building meaningful connections for millions of players.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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If the initial list is any indication, however, any legislative bans on DEI initiatives might prove more performative than substantial.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some lawmakers, particularly Democrats, also criticize the long-running U.S. policy of giving substantial arms aid to Egypt.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But as Trump prepares to retake the White House Monday, Democratic leaders have highlighted other results that show November's losses are not fatal.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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There were 147 people killed in Kansas City last year, according to data maintained by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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As a baseline, Chris Hayes points to Abraham Lincoln’s debates with Stephen A. Douglas, in the eighteen-fifties: three-hour exchanges of orations about a momentous topic, slavery.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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This race will mark a momentous return for NASCAR Cup events at Bowman Gray Stadium—a venue that hasn't hosted the series since 1971.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Unfrivolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfrivolous. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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