nickel-and-dime

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Recent Examples of nickel-and-dime The nickel-and-dime crack sales; the tickets for open containers — none of that mattered anymore. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025 With a comfy 16-point cushion entering the fourth quarter, though, Adelman turned to Jordan again to nickel-and-dime Jokic a few minutes of rest. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025 That’s caused the run game to fade and forced Patrick Mahomes to lean more into a nickel-and-dime approach. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Much of it has been nickel-and-dime stuff but with some big-name crooks. Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2024 Trying to nickel-and-dime such an important player could have done more harm than good. Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 Southwest Airlines, which set itself apart from its nickel-and-dime competitors, will soon scrap its open-seat policy and charge folks for more legroom. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 Love or hate Apple, the company’s nickel-and-dime approach to cables, dongles, and chargers primed people to believe reports like this. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023 Finally, though, the Bengals didn’t nickel-and-dime a deal to death. Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickel-and-dime
Adjective
  • Hanson parlayed his small-time criminality into a risky alliance with a powerful Mexican drug lord, intertwining his quest for wealth with the deadly world of organized crime.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The succor of small-time hubris is what good bake-offs are about—bakers driven only by that elegant, unimpeachable motive, to be the best.
    Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the next 1,358 days, there would be just a handful of credible sightings of Phillips, mostly connected with petty crimes in nearby small towns.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing is too petty, too silly, too stupid, or too weird to be included.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The energy department said wind and solar capacity is 'worthless' without sunlight or wind.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Overnight, many of those owners saw their wealth erased — their principal assets rendered worthless.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Nickel-and-dime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickel-and-dime. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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