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as in small
lacking importance
the duties of the club's vice president are inconsiderable by any standard
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as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
an inconsiderable number of complaints about the car seat
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Recent Examples of inconsiderable
First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years.
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Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
Of course there is the not inconsiderable matter of who, if anyone, becomes the next Black Panther.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2022
Writing in The Washington Post, Adam Taylor explains that although the British government usually collects a not-inconsiderable 40 percent on inheritances exceeding $380,000, Charles won’t pay a cent because he’s exempted.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
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Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
Of course there is the not inconsiderable matter of who, if anyone, becomes the next Black Panther.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2022
Writing in The Washington Post, Adam Taylor explains that although the British government usually collects a not-inconsiderable 40 percent on inheritances exceeding $380,000, Charles won’t pay a cent because he’s exempted.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsiderable
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Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a couple of hundred students, limiting available resources.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Higher bond yields ripple through all kinds of credit markets, making everything from mortgages to small-business loans more expensive.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Monday and Wednesday have a slight chance of showers, the forecast showed.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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Big Blue will have to overcome a slight halftime deficit to avoid a first-round upset.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Bowen signed as a minor-league free agent and excited the Padres this spring.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Weekend warriors trying to enjoy Colorado’s nominal snowpack instead saw temperatures rise to 68 degrees in Breckenridge and 70 degrees west of Vail.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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The amount of money campaigns are paying to use Findraiser is nominal, federal campaign finance records show.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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In this environment, there is little incentive for Netanyahu to push up the election date, said Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, a Jerusalem think tank.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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When she was hired by Dia in 2015 after 12 years as a curator at the Tate Modern, Morgan brought very little to New York beyond books, clothes, and an enviable art collection, mostly gifts from artist friends.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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For someone who has spent most of his life feeling insignificant, that sudden attention can easily create the illusion that his fate might finally be changing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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But until that moment, the one when Towns sank a seemingly unimportant bucket during what turned into a 49-point decimation of the 76ers, those types of shots had evaporated.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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His decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message to the nation about how unimportant women’s wins are to the White House.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, that global temperature record that DiCaprio mentioned in his acceptance speech in 2016 seems almost trifling compared to what has happened since.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The health factor is no trifling qualifier for a player who has missed time with shoulder and oblique injuries, in addition to that unfortunate incident with his pelvic floor.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Inconsiderable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsiderable. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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