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
Extraordinary transformations begin when small changes take root.
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
According to sources close to the festival, the likely culprits for the traffic jam were two small changes at the festival’s popular car camping ground.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
While there's no universal cure to morning sickness, Lauri explained that small changes can make a big difference.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Facial skin can be sensitive, and small changes to your skincare routine may cause redness or irritation.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
According to sources close to the festival, the likely culprits for the traffic jam were two small changes at the festival’s popular car camping ground.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
While there's no universal cure to morning sickness, Lauri explained that small changes can make a big difference.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Facial skin can be sensitive, and small changes to your skincare routine may cause redness or irritation.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for small change
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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Never issue false assurances, but don’t dwell on trivialities either.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But those details are mere trivialities to the chefs who have turned their love for Rangoons into mozzarella sticks, pasta, melts and more.—
Mehr Singh,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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This was, to Biden’s critics on the left, small beer.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20change. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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