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
For course corrections and other small changes in trajectory, small thrusters fueled by relatively stable liquid and gases will do.
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David Szondy
july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2025
Best Amazon Prime Day Bedroom Furniture Deals Switching up your bedroom’s look — even with just a few small changes — can be surprisingly fun and refreshing.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 7 July 2025
The dollar is preferred as a way of payment so bring small change.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
These small changes can revolutionize divorce discourse from trading barbs to supporting individuals, Tadros said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 July 2025
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David Szondy
july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2025
Best Amazon Prime Day Bedroom Furniture Deals Switching up your bedroom’s look — even with just a few small changes — can be surprisingly fun and refreshing.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 7 July 2025
The dollar is preferred as a way of payment so bring small change.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
These small changes can revolutionize divorce discourse from trading barbs to supporting individuals, Tadros said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 July 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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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
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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
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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
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Here are seven small beer festivals worth visiting: Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival About 70 of the best breweries from around the world present their beers each year at the Paso Robles Event Center, at the end of May or beginning of June.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
26 May 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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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20change. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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