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Recent Examples of unserious
The unserious image conveys how much the drama has become a parody of itself.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
But suspending the sitting vice president is exactly why Bluesky is unserious & doomed to fail.
—Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
Ellie is portrayed as a plucky, unserious little girl throughout Season 2, as if she’s barely grown a day past fourteen (and this isn’t helped by Bella’s youthful looks).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In an effort to dissuade the unserious traveler, entrance fees to the Galápagos National Park were recently doubled to $200 per person.
—Robin Catalano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
But suspending the sitting vice president is exactly why Bluesky is unserious & doomed to fail.
—Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
Ellie is portrayed as a plucky, unserious little girl throughout Season 2, as if she’s barely grown a day past fourteen (and this isn’t helped by Bella’s youthful looks).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In an effort to dissuade the unserious traveler, entrance fees to the Galápagos National Park were recently doubled to $200 per person.
—Robin Catalano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
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While the underlying facts may seem unimportant and mundane—a random person watching a video on NBA.com and a cookie transmitting some data for Facebook ads—the NBA urges the Court to play out the Second Circuit’s reasoning.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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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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The lawsuit was considered frivolous by most legal observers, but a settlement provided a pathway to regulatory approval of Paramount’s sink-or-swim merger with Skydance.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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For months, rumors abounded that Paramount would eventually settle the seemingly frivolous lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump concerning editorial decisions in the production of a CBS interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in 2024.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 July 2025
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Regal is selling these services with a cost-savings pitch, but that may be trivial compared to the benefits of good customer service that technology can provide.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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While this matter may be trivial, family members not respecting how others present and share food can, over time, ruffle feathers in a household.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Lovell-Badge said the amount of DNA from the donor is insignificant, saying any resulting child would have no traits from the woman who donated the healthy mitochondria.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
17 July 2025
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Though relatively small given the overall budget’s $27.2 billion bottom line, the problem isn’t insignificant, given that the fiscal year is barely underway.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
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This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Green Lantern is earnest and bright and, yeah, incredibly silly and a little embarrassing.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The school mascot is the Captains and colors are red, navy and light blue.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing and limit outdoor activities during the hottest parts of the day (usually 3–7 p.m.).—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
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The Kitchen by Cooking with Que is open to the public Fridays and Saturdays as a small café. Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: [email protected].—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Bringing bold wallpaper into a small space can be a fun way to add a bit of a ‘wow’ factor, and that is precisely what Laws did in this 40-square-foot half-bath.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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