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Recent Examples of trivia
The Hum, Covington After a recent rebranding, this Covington restaurant, bar and trivia spot announced its permanent closure on social media.
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Bargoers love The Ark's trivia and Singo (like bingo, but with song clips), and foodies enjoy a menu packed with comfort dishes like burgers, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, and fish and chips.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025
But if pop-culture trivia isn’t what inspires your winter travel plans, know that Saas-Fee offers some of the best ski conditions in the Alps.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Bargoers love The Ark's trivia and Singo (like bingo, but with song clips), and foodies enjoy a menu packed with comfort dishes like burgers, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, and fish and chips.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025
But if pop-culture trivia isn’t what inspires your winter travel plans, know that Saas-Fee offers some of the best ski conditions in the Alps.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivia
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This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The post-1945 explosion in birth rates coincided with the rise of the television age and the profusion of social science claptrap to serve and soothe a nation anxious in its affluence.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s in contrast with Andrew’s lexicon of touchy-feely claptrap, all seemingly declarations of support and empathy but, ultimately, hollow.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Fanciful Hapsburg follies have been restored and repurposed.—
Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ken Smith, an AT&T incident commander, pointed to the vehicles painted in AT&T’s bright blue—the display included trailers outfitted to accommodate kitchens, bunks, and showers—and the smaller array of vehicles in FirstNet black, most sprouting satellite receivers.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Comey, of course, calls that bunk.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Beall’s drivel is definitely worthy of bird cage lining.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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This is some boring, recycled drivel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Limon’s body was found April 24 on the Howard Frankland Bridge, also in a large black trash bag and with stab injuries, records state.—
Tony Marrero,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Pratt, 42, has not been shy about his views, referring to Bass as trash, using the Spanish word basura as a play on her last name.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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San Diego theaters have lined up a bounty of seasonal stage shows designed to delight even the biggest humbugs.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Trivia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivia. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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