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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
Advertisement Sleep may seem like a trivial issue, one of comfort.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, and a lot of patience.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
In Africa, businesses like Abubakar’s keep countless tons of toxic trash out of landfills, reduce the need for mining, and create thousands of jobs—hardly a trivial consideration in a nation where nearly two-thirds of people live in poverty.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, and a lot of patience.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
In Africa, businesses like Abubakar’s keep countless tons of toxic trash out of landfills, reduce the need for mining, and create thousands of jobs—hardly a trivial consideration in a nation where nearly two-thirds of people live in poverty.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial
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Next to the rivers of food that flood the modern appetite, risotto is a minor tributary.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Areas that are low-lying, already wet or have poor drainage could be at a risk for minor flooding depending on how heavy the rain is this week.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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The tomatoes were fresh and vibrant, and there was a slight sweetness from balsamic vinegar.Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Fed is now projecting headline inflation of 2.4%, a slight increase from 2.3% anticipated in September, and core inflation of 2.8%, up from 2.6%.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024
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Shaikh said the swap is happening in the food hall's incubator section, where small businesses can get a stall and a six month lease to try out new concepts.Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Black bears are the smallest of the North American bears.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The price tag for electronic travel authorizations might be nominal, but the inconvenience of being turned away at the airport—or forced to reschedule an entire trip—could be significant.Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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And while digital prints are a nominal cost, bringing back a title in 70mm or 35mm means sourcing prints and projectors and sometimes hiring projectionists, putting even greater pressure on marketing to deliver awareness.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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But there is little doubt about their offense, which rarely loses the ball and averages 43.3 points per game, second-best in the country.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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There is little sign that Rowling’s views are impacting her sales.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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My understanding has always been that the relic trade is loosely tolerated by the powers that be (many of whom have some pretty choice relics of their own), because one of the sneakiest ways authoritarian societies thrive is by letting their subjects get away with petty rebellions.Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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As our profile lays out, the record reveals Billy Wagner as a blustery, bigger-than-life figure who engaged in petty crime and coached his family to do the same.Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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These seemingly unimportant details often hold the key to designing solutions that truly work.Goran Paun, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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And these molecular changes aren’t insignificant to our health—they were seen in molecules related to cardiovascular disease, skin and muscle health, immune regulation, and kidney function, among others.Lauryn Higgins, Health, 21 Dec. 2024
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Appleby claimed in his report that there was no evidence that suicides among affected youth rose after Tavistock was closed and that fluctuations in the data were statistically insignificant.Samantha Riedel, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Trivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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