child's play

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Recent Examples of child's play And everything that used to give me anxiety feels like child's play after all this. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 Getting the reimbursement is far from child's play. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 Indecipherable homework assignments that would mystify mere mortals are, well, child's play to Suborno, something his parents marveled at early on. Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025 However, figuring out the specifics of taxing candy is far from child's play. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for child's play
Recent Examples of Synonyms for child's play
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Vionic Kimmie Slip-on Shoe Slip-on sneakers make going through the airport a breeze.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • Cleaning this quilt is a breeze—just toss it in the washing machine and tumble dry for a refresh.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Both aspired to some kind of soulful, intellectual seriousness at a moment when their work was pulling them toward mass appeal and triviality.
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
  • His reinstatement of Rose and Jackson is no exception: History has become an irrelevant triviality — ignored or, even better, forgotten.
    Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Their walk led them to a pretty picnic complete with champagne.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and a blanket or chairs to watch the show, according to a news release.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Located just steps from Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine, Tablespoon Cooking Co. has classes available to sign up for online that cater to a variety of dishes, from tacos and margaritas to eclairs and cream puffs.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Head up here on a Sunday for their tea service, which includes tasty bites like anchovy toast with Calabrian chili and parsley, housemade vanilla cream puffs, mini honey butter scones, and Himalayan black tea from In Pursuit of Tea.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Physicist Matthew von Hippel looks not at the birth of the universe but at its destruction, outlining a disastrous world-ending scenario that makes asteroid strikes and Earth-colliding black holes look like kid stuff.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • At 21, Jovic, too, arguably remains part of the kid stuff, only at the end of last season having emerged as a rotation presence.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Be sure to bake this cake in a pan that can go under the broiler.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
  • Funnel cakes cost $12 to $20, with individual prices depending on the toppings.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025

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