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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trivialise.

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Examples

  • The label trivialises fiction that focuses on female characters.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » This Chick Hates Chick Lit Label. Anyone Else? 2007

  • Pop singer Pink is not happy with singer Katy Perry's song 'I Kissed A Girl' because she feels it 'trivialises' lesbianism.

    India eNews 2008

  • Katy Perry's song I Kissed A Girl because she feels it "trivialises" lesbianism.

    HotOnlineNews.com RSS Feed 2008

  • Katy Perry's song I Kissed A Girl because she feels it "trivialises" lesbianism.

    HotOnlineNews.com RSS Feed 2008

  • Amateurs trying to second-guess H&S professionals makes my blood boil, and trivialises genuine protection of employees – in whatever job they do. on November 29, 2009 at 10: 57 pm angrymet

    And for my next trick……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • Whether a phrase like “the rape of the countryside” trivialises rape or not it is not part of the distinct process of abjection that results in racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise asininely bigoted slurs.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • It costs just £25 to enter, and has sparked condemnation from fertility experts who fear it trivialises childbirth.

    Our pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet 2011

  • Whether a phrase like “the rape of the countryside” trivialises rape or not it is not part of the distinct process of abjection that results in racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise asininely bigoted slurs.

    On Profanity: 4 Hal Duncan 2009

  • While it is generally accepted that linear media such as books, films and TV series 'are "allowed" to use contemporary warzones as settings, games tend to be viewed differently – mostly because of their interactive nature, and the belief that "game" content trivialises serious subject matter.

    Liam Fox calls for Medal of Honor ban 2010

  • The use of the 'race card' in this instance is quite disgraceful since it trivialises real cases of racism and discrimination, some of which are perpetrated by the very Muslim's you seek to defend.

    Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

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