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small change

noun

Definition of small change

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 Watch for blood sugar patterns instead of reacting to every small change. — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2026 Are there a small number of dramatic changes in key genes, or hundreds of small changes across the genome? — Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The waves produce relatively small changes in sea level that are measured by tide gauges along the coast and from satellites. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Digging deeper into Disneyland’s pricing, there have been some small changes elsewhere. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for small change

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Women continue marching down the runway in their stilettos and frothy little nothings.

— Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

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In terms of drinks, colonists didn't have ways to purify their water, so people drank small beer or weak wine, Miller said.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026
In comparison, fifth-tier Wrexham must have seemed like small beer, even allowing for the takeover by Reynolds and Mac just a few months earlier.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 June 2026

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