trivial
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The storytelling often focuses on small, trivial incidents - in one episode the only significant event is that Alan, played by Graham "Grado" Stevely, has some spare doughnuts.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“Mother,” in this form, is a fake designation that the internet has twisted into something trivial.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The possessions in question, such as a spice collection and a leg-shaped lamp, may have seemed trivial, but the topic was extremely sensitive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"There is some compensation occurring in larger insects, but it is trivial in the grand scheme of things."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
So many talents, so many different attractions, so much money, elegance, and beauty on display, but—and it’s a trivial observation—this multitude of desiderata is inevitably spread out among a large group of people.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing trivial
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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