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
But even small changes to the system prompt can cause problems.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
These small changes will help maximize the comfort and function of your living room.
4.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Still, there are ways to make small changes to personalize these useful spaces.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Though the broad strokes of her life were the same, her encounter with the criminal justice system did lead to a few small changes.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
These small changes will help maximize the comfort and function of your living room.
4.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Still, there are ways to make small changes to personalize these useful spaces.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Though the broad strokes of her life were the same, her encounter with the criminal justice system did lead to a few small changes.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 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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Yesterday’s pangrams were triviality, trivially and virality.—
Alex Travelli,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Never issue false assurances, but don’t dwell on trivialities either.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No one has ever rushed to the theatre for the sake of Hero and Claudio, the secondary lovers, whose wooings and sunderings, though eventful, seem like very small beer compared with the rich flirtatious spirits of the primary pair.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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This was, to Biden’s critics on the left, small beer.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20change. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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