child's play

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Recent Examples of child's play Even though Activate's games in Dubai are the same as the ones in its North American sites, the expansion still wasn't child's play. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 Baby stroller design: Not child's play Baby strollers, once just merely a means for transporting a baby, have become thousand-dollar accessories. David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024 Suddenly that Pantone-perfect bouncy house is looking a little like, well, child's play. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 July 2023 Kate figuring out how to stop World War III with a clear head and a little seduction on The Diplomat is child's play compared to what Claire Danes subjected herself to as CIA agent Carrie Mathison in Homeland. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 6 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for child's play
Recent Examples of Synonyms for child's play
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • Not to mention, a one-piece will make getting ready for your graduation an absolute breeze.
    Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The smooth porcelain interior heats up evenly and is a breeze to clean.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As a society navigating the choppy waters of quick-draw feuds and biting vitriol—no matter the triviality or seriousness of the topic in question—we are often cowered into joining the chorus versus belting out a solo for fear of being singled out.
    Christina L. Sgro, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • It can be slotted into a dedicated compartment and then removed for a picnic on a deserved beach.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Guests can also enjoy massages, picnics around Lake Arabella, and pick-up a s’mores roasting kit to use at the firepit.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Far Out Ice Cream has New Zealand-style flavors, and Beard Papa's serves up cream puffs.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The dessert highlighted cream puffs and tres leches cake.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At 21, Jovic, too, arguably remains part of the kid stuff, only at the end of last season having emerged as a rotation presence.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2024
  • But that was kid stuff compared to the adult heartbreak of her stunning new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The squad went to Nando’s on their day off, and out came the balloons and a birthday cake before a boisterous rendition of Happy Birthday.
    Art de Roché, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • When choosing honey to use in this cake, your favorite variety will work well.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025

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