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Recent Examples of small-time
At 56, White is no longer a small-time boxing coach from South Boston.
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Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
In the film, Lola belongs to Oli, a slacker and small-time drug dealer played by Jay Lycurgo, who is inspired to change his ways after adopting her — their relationship described by more than one reviewer as one of the most heartwarming in any film at this year’s festival.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And that's why the WNBA remains a small-time sports league subject to mockery, despite employing arguably the most popular basketball player in the world.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
In the film, Lola belongs to Oli, a slacker and small-time drug dealer played by Jay Lycurgo, who is inspired to change his ways after adopting her — their relationship described by more than one reviewer as one of the most heartwarming in any film at this year’s festival.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And that's why the WNBA remains a small-time sports league subject to mockery, despite employing arguably the most popular basketball player in the world.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small-time
Adjective
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Instead, Defendants appear to be actively undermining the restoration of the Kennedy Center’s name, in a petty act of defiance.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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The two deaths join a long list of other instances of Black Americans dying in interactions with police after accusations of petty criminal offenses.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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If Iran can still open and shut the Strait at will or charge fees on it, does that mean this agreement is worthless?—
NBC news,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
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That is compliance, and compliance is worthless in a transformation.—
Julie Averill,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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So, yes, Mercedes is not afraid to nickel-and-dime anyone with their compact sedan.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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Full-service hotels like Marriott and InterContinental still offer a more inclusive experience, and international airlines like Qatar Airways don't nickel-and-dime you for luggage.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And while this has now become a one-horse race, with that proposal carrying the day heading into a May 28 vote at the league’s next Board of Governors meeting, there are still more discussions — and possible changes — to come.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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McCarthy moved to his current studio in 2012, and around then, bought land out in the Tehachapi Mountains to serve as Wild West backdrops, not unlike the early film studios buying up tumbleweed stables in Topanga to serve as facsimiles of one-horse towns to shoot westerns.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small-time. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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