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Recent Examples of unserious
Re-emerging as a topic of conversation during tennis tournaments, Halloween and now award season, the decidedly unserious film — which features a now-iconic churro scene and an abundance of ogling — has proved that, sometimes, all audiences want is a good romp.
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Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
But leave it to panelist Ken Jeong to give the night its most unserious moment.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
With Congress and the judiciary in Republican hands, this may be more than just another unserious threat.
—Abby Beytin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
While the Red Sox have been linked to most major free agents this winter, they have been viewed by many around the league as unserious suitors, citing their prior apprehension to offering large contracts.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
But leave it to panelist Ken Jeong to give the night its most unserious moment.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
With Congress and the judiciary in Republican hands, this may be more than just another unserious threat.
—Abby Beytin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
While the Red Sox have been linked to most major free agents this winter, they have been viewed by many around the league as unserious suitors, citing their prior apprehension to offering large contracts.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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Demonizing the delta smelt was — and is — a way to make facile points to uninformed voters by suggesting that the interests of what appears to be an unimportant fish are somehow elevated above those of human residents.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Again, there’s a moon get-out clause here; our natural satellite is so bright that the size of the objective lens is less unimportant.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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James's oncologist seemed embarrassed and dodged her questions, which left her feeling both frivolous and ignored.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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The manic Benji is frivolous and jokey one minute, strident and uncompromising the next.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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Out of a trivial tension, an intimate and unsettling face-to-face confrontation suddenly arises.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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Compared with all that has been lost here in L.A., the devastation of Runyon Canyon and other hiking trails is trivial.—
Andrew Moseman,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The symbolism of having the speech in a space desecrated by a small but not insignificant number of Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, has been lost on nobody.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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But prosecutor Scheller argued that the earlier injury was insignificant.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Discussing Oscar voters in the context of the American electorate has always struck me as a little silly.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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Here’s the thing: the three guys were totally down, but convincing Queen Bey to get super silly with them was going to be another matter entirely.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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The rain is forecast to be widespread but is expected to be light enough to avoid major flooding.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Alba’s creations are cut from plush materials such as corduroy and flannel, featuring natural shoulders and only the lightest of canvasing in the chest, which results in a less-formal look.—
Aleks Cvetkovic,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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Imagine rewiring your belief in yourself even on a small stage, but in front of millions.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bad decisions — the kind that can be, if not reversed, at least remedied — are an essential part of adolescence: lapses that teach us about our desires, our impulses, our weaknesses, our essential character, and leave us with no greater damage than a throbbing hangover or a small, smudgy tattoo.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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