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
Even small changes to the interface can affect what’s shared and how.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
From enacting thoughtful leave policies to fostering understanding through manager training and peer support networks, small changes can make a powerful difference.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Evolution generally entails seeing small changes passed down over generations, leading to new adaptations and new species over thousands or millions of years.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The physics behind this is complex, but in a nutshell, small changes in the orbit of Neptune—the major planet most affected by a star passing by—propagate inward.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
From enacting thoughtful leave policies to fostering understanding through manager training and peer support networks, small changes can make a powerful difference.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Evolution generally entails seeing small changes passed down over generations, leading to new adaptations and new species over thousands or millions of years.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The physics behind this is complex, but in a nutshell, small changes in the orbit of Neptune—the major planet most affected by a star passing by—propagate inward.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 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
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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
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Yesterday’s pangrams were triviality, trivially and virality.—
Alex Travelli,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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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 21 Jul. 2025.
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