1
as in nothing
something of little importance
the injury is child's play, just a scratch
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
winning the game against those guys will be child's play
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Recent Examples of child's play
Beginning Thursday, Beyond the Gates is set to plunge viewers into a three-episode arc that makes Dani (Karla Mosley) bringing a gun to a wedding look like child's play.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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
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
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child's play
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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The only squib marks left on anyone were on the almost 5,000 patrons who braved one of the most refreshingly moderate ocean breezes California has to offer to see maybe still the best homegrown group California has had to offer in any recent year.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Looking for a vacation that involves plenty of sand between your toes, fantastic seafood, and the perfect ocean breeze kissing your cheek?—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The token slivers of human-interest drama (a divorce battle, a visit to the pediatrician) that are meant to counterpoint the possibility of Armageddon with the oh-so-ironic triviality of quotidian concerns.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The park provides picnic areas, restrooms, and access to the river.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Also planned are playgrounds, picnic areas, exercise stations, trails, parking and restrooms.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inside, behind glass cases, are cannoli made from a family recipe, Cangialosi said, along with other baked goods, such as specialty cakes, cream puffs, cupcakes and macarons.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The scones here are particularly scrumptious (try the apricot), but make sure to leave room for some of those airy earl grey cream puffs and a sweet berry tea called Blueberry Merlot.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This free party includes DJs, pop-up bars, kid stuff and more.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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The cashier told her there were just a few fruit cakes left.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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Spread pineapple filling over cake, leaving a 1/2-inch border.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Child's play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child%27s%20play. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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