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
These small changes prove that sustainable living doesn’t have to be complicated or inconvenient.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Even small changes can unintentionally disrupt this system.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Even one small change can open space for deeper connection and mutual reliance.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
Numarine knows small changes to a yacht can make a huge difference.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Even small changes can unintentionally disrupt this system.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Even one small change can open space for deeper connection and mutual reliance.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
Numarine knows small changes to a yacht can make a huge difference.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 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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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
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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Of course, a pipeline is small beer compared to the world’s largest island, Greenland, laden with energy resources and rare earths.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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