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
The Bottom Line A simple swap like using a lower-calorie spread on your sandwich may not seem like much, but small changes can add up to a big impact on health over time.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
The weather service also noted that at this time, long-range forecasts are less certain, as even small changes in the weather now could change what happens next week.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
And even small changes in one of the eight metrics can make a big difference.
—Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
The weather service also noted that at this time, long-range forecasts are less certain, as even small changes in the weather now could change what happens next week.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
And even small changes in one of the eight metrics can make a big difference.
—Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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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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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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For Herzog, this simultaneous coexistence of high art and triviality is part of LA’s twisted genius.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Of course, a pipeline is small beer compared to the world’s largest island, Greenland, laden with energy resources and rare earths.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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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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