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Recent Examples of unserious
In an effort to dissuade the unserious traveler, entrance fees to the Galápagos National Park were recently doubled to $200 per person.
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Robin Catalano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Rather than a narrative epic of unserious failsons, the film offers a relatively straightforward portrait of buffoonish elites who believe that their runaway entrepreneurial success entitles them to rule over the lower-IQ’d masses.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The internet, though, is a very unserious place and fans of the show have honed in on one particularly hilarious fact.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 25 May 2025
Dan Shapiro, former ambassador to Israel under President Barack Obama
Trump helped create this problem with his unserious Gaza Riviera proposal.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Robin Catalano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Rather than a narrative epic of unserious failsons, the film offers a relatively straightforward portrait of buffoonish elites who believe that their runaway entrepreneurial success entitles them to rule over the lower-IQ’d masses.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
The internet, though, is a very unserious place and fans of the show have honed in on one particularly hilarious fact.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 25 May 2025
Dan Shapiro, former ambassador to Israel under President Barack Obama
Trump helped create this problem with his unserious Gaza Riviera proposal.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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This is not to say that the context in which statistics is applied is unimportant.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Though there’s no official acknowledgment that the theory is sound, the series dropped hints all season, including calling the ship heaven, giving max a twin, having Avery panic over a (false) pregnancy and killing off unimportant characters.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The case was labeled as frivolous by 1st Amendment experts.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The move prompted an outcry by First Amendment experts who denounced the lawsuit as frivolous and the talks to reach Tuesday's settlement as a shake-down.—
MEG JAMES LOS ANGELES TIMES,
arkansasonline.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Abandoning a cash cow for an unproven idea is not a trivial undertaking.—
Zain Jaffer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Barbie; Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning; and F1: The Movie are intentionally trivial.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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That rise is pretty much insignificant, historically speaking.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The general exhaustion consuming investors after months on a hair trigger isn’t an insignificant factor driving that view, according to several market participants, who nonetheless expressed little anxiety about the optimism that has driven stocks to record highs.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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One of Netflix’s big movie plays for July is the sequel to its very silly but very fun action fantasy film The Old Guard.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Their light and fresh tones evoke thoughts of sunny days and relaxed, vacation-ready style.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
13 July 2025
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In early spring, a flyer began appearing on light poles in small towns all over Michigan's Thumb.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
13 July 2025
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While the headline-grabbing CEOs are interesting, hearing the stories of smaller companies is absolutely fascinating.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The local government of the small and far-from-wealthy hometown of Pope Leo XIV has voted to acquire the former Robert Prevost’s childhood home as a future museum.—
Howard Husock,
National Review,
12 July 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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