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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But some small changes in the brain didn’t revert to normal for weeks, per the statement.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
These are just some of the small changes adding up to a quiet revolution in school cafeterias, hospitals and on university campuses from San Diego to Oslo.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
The funding in question amounted to small change for state government — a small fraction of 1% of the $116.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Fentanyl misuse ticked downward from 0.4% of the population to 0.3% — a small change that nonetheless represents roughly 160,000 fewer people misusing the powerful synthetic opioid.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 30 July 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
These are just some of the small changes adding up to a quiet revolution in school cafeterias, hospitals and on university campuses from San Diego to Oslo.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
The funding in question amounted to small change for state government — a small fraction of 1% of the $116.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Fentanyl misuse ticked downward from 0.4% of the population to 0.3% — a small change that nonetheless represents roughly 160,000 fewer people misusing the powerful synthetic opioid.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 30 July 2024
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“Small change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small%20change. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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