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Recent Examples of small-time
The story is told through two timelines, six years apart, as a Norwegian detective and crime writer investigates a string of murders that begins with the murder of a small-time criminal and gun dealer who is shot down in the street.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Cuban may be worth billions today, but his career started with small-time hustles.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
So, say some small-time businessmen hire a truck through a dispatcher, the truck drives up to a field, and there, along the perimeter, a forklift crane pulls the pipe up from the sand.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
And too small-time for Carpenter.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Cuban may be worth billions today, but his career started with small-time hustles.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
So, say some small-time businessmen hire a truck through a dispatcher, the truck drives up to a field, and there, along the perimeter, a forklift crane pulls the pipe up from the sand.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
And too small-time for Carpenter.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small-time
Adjective
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Anyone who takes or abandons a shopping cart can be convicted of a petty misdemeanor.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Vanderpump Rules features all the petty drama of Real Housewives with a messy cast of (very flawed) characters who make plenty of mistakes and get into more than their fair share of conflict.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Otherwise, the cease-fire would feel worthless to many Ukrainians, merely giving Russia a chance to prepare for another invasion.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Life itself being worthless, all things with it, that feed it, are worthless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Full-service hotels like Marriott and InterContinental still offer a more inclusive experience, and international airlines like Qatar Airways don't nickel-and-dime you for luggage.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The nickel-and-dime crack sales; the tickets for open containers — none of that mattered anymore.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.—
Annie Joy Williams,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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This week's Far-Flung Postcard series takes you to a food stand in the one-horse town of Marikavalasa in India, where working women go to enjoy a treat and unwind in the evening before returning to the grind.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small-time. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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