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Recent Examples of small-time
Like his onscreen partner, Thomas was a small-time TV veteran with credits on Toma, Starsky and Hutch, and Wonder Woman, among others.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Chemical Analyst is a small-time, independent dealer who supplies powerful drugs without a cartel or gang for support.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Keenan had the hookup with both Cambridge’s flourishing party scene and a handful of small-time regional pot dealers, who regaled the pair with tales of running weed in pickup trucks over the Mexican border.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
What Jack doesn’t bet on is the re-emergence of Wendy’s toxic ex-boyfriend Chuck (Cory Michael Smith), a small-time pilot who isn’t made any less attractive for the fact that his life is in shambles.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Chemical Analyst is a small-time, independent dealer who supplies powerful drugs without a cartel or gang for support.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Keenan had the hookup with both Cambridge’s flourishing party scene and a handful of small-time regional pot dealers, who regaled the pair with tales of running weed in pickup trucks over the Mexican border.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
What Jack doesn’t bet on is the re-emergence of Wendy’s toxic ex-boyfriend Chuck (Cory Michael Smith), a small-time pilot who isn’t made any less attractive for the fact that his life is in shambles.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small-time
Adjective
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Of course, David went on to build one of the most illustrious careers in television with characters who are often arrogant, petty and unlikable by traditional media standards.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Middle school is, famously, a time of petty cruelty and small-scale social Darwinism.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Yet for the people creating it—all of us—this data has become functionally worthless.—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
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If the option expires worthless, the seller keeps the premium as income.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
4 May 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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And while this has now become a one-horse race, with that proposal carrying the day heading into a May 28 vote at the league’s next Board of Governors meeting, there are still more discussions — and possible changes — to come.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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McCarthy moved to his current studio in 2012, and around then, bought land out in the Tehachapi Mountains to serve as Wild West backdrops, not unlike the early film studios buying up tumbleweed stables in Topanga to serve as facsimiles of one-horse towns to shoot westerns.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small-time. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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