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
Everything doesn’t suddenly change, but the Oscars do help create small changes in the industry.
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Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Feb. 2025
This is because this specific device uses artificial intelligence (AI) to adjust to small changes in the brain that occur over time, leading to more refined gestures and less need for external oversight.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Focusing on small changes one at a time will feel much more achievable than changing everything all at once.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
People with thyroid conditions may notice small changes in their thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels when consuming soy regularly.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Feb. 2025
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Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Feb. 2025
This is because this specific device uses artificial intelligence (AI) to adjust to small changes in the brain that occur over time, leading to more refined gestures and less need for external oversight.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Focusing on small changes one at a time will feel much more achievable than changing everything all at once.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
People with thyroid conditions may notice small changes in their thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels when consuming soy regularly.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Feb. 2025
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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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
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In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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To merely denounce the war, or to call for the end of American military support for Israel, would have been small beer.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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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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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20change. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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