as in nothing
something of little importance
he rightfully dismissed his woes as small change compared to the life-threatening problems faced by others
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Recent Examples of small change
Some may not even notice or mind a small change (especially if a product is worth a few extra bucks to you).
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Ashley Abramson, Allure, 25 Nov. 2024
This small change in the corner radius offers more practical real estate to show information on the S25 family compared to the Pixel 9 family.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
One small change Yeado plans to make is to sell Gathering Place beers at Sahale and vice versa.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Water Retention Water makes up 70% to 75% of muscles and fat-free tissues, so small changes in water levels can cause shifts on the scale.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ashley Abramson, Allure, 25 Nov. 2024
This small change in the corner radius offers more practical real estate to show information on the S25 family compared to the Pixel 9 family.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
One small change Yeado plans to make is to sell Gathering Place beers at Sahale and vice versa.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Water Retention Water makes up 70% to 75% of muscles and fat-free tissues, so small changes in water levels can cause shifts on the scale.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for small change
Recent Examples of Synonyms for small change
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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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
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Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes,
5 Nov. 2024
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Although it was considered appropriately feminine for women to care for animals, women and femininity were also considered weaker, sillier, and more frivolous than men and masculinity; caring too much for other creatures came was considered a sign of fragility and triviality.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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That covers even things like withholding taxes and the administration of those, which sometimes might seem like relatively small beer, but often for some of our members, significant amounts of money.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
17 Sep. 2024
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This is small beer for a government committing genocide (according to the U.S. State Department and other bodies).—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
30 July 2024
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20change. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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