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as in small
lacking importance
the duties of the club's vice president are inconsiderable by any standard
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as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
an inconsiderable number of complaints about the car seat
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Recent Examples of inconsiderable
The base Taycan, which starts at a not-inconsiderable $86,700 for the 2023 model year makes do with just a single electric motor driving the rear wheels.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2022
Then, there are the not inconsiderable logistical problems.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2011
First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2022
Then, there are the not inconsiderable logistical problems.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2011
First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsiderable
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Ruben Montes, 29, of Baldwin Park, was detained and arrested after firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a small brush fire in Irwindale, near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway at about 12:30 p.m. local time.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Trump's victory was in fact much smaller than his supporters have mythologized, and some of his promises — like that to pardon the people imprisoned on charges related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — are still very unpopular.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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California saw a slight decrease in unemployment from October to November 2024, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The result is a fund that closely mirrors its benchmark in terms of overall composition, but with slight tweaks aimed at generating excess returns.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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The primary response is to make aesthetic tweaks and minor comfort improvements.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Following a minor car accident in Charlotte, Dalton was sidelined with a thumb injury, and Young returned to the starting lineup.Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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While some of the nominees fall far afield from the norms—Hegseth, Gabbard, and RFK Jr. are the marquee names in that cohort, for sure—the bulk will face only nominal opposition from Democrats.Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Of course, all the good deeds in the world can’t buy your way into heaven, but as a nominal Catholic, Biden may have been persuaded by the Pope to commute the sentences.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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But opening more federal land to oil drilling may do little to reduce gasoline prices.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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During Trump’s first term, duties on a wide range of imports did little to raise prices broadly and in fact were kept in place when Joe Biden took over as president.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Aim to make so much money that, relative to your net worth or your annual income, the upgrade price is insignificant.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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To them, small incidents, insignificant by themselves but damaging in cumulation, began to count against him.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Appearance is unimportant and, apparently, so are some of the themes.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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And yet the movie’s insularity feels trifling and empty.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
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The cost to find these answers, even in the near term, is relatively trifling.Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2023
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“Inconsiderable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsiderable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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