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as in nothing
something of little importance
the injury is child's play, just a scratch
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
winning the game against those guys will be child's play
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Recent Examples of child's play
Even though Activate's games in Dubai are the same as the ones in its North American sites, the expansion still wasn't child's play.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Baby stroller design: Not child's play Baby strollers, once just merely a means for transporting a baby, have become thousand-dollar accessories.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024
Suddenly that Pantone-perfect bouncy house is looking a little like, well, child's play.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 July 2023
Kate figuring out how to stop World War III with a clear head and a little seduction on The Diplomat is child's play compared to what Claire Danes subjected herself to as CIA agent Carrie Mathison in Homeland.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 6 May 2023
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Baby stroller design: Not child's play Baby strollers, once just merely a means for transporting a baby, have become thousand-dollar accessories.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024
Suddenly that Pantone-perfect bouncy house is looking a little like, well, child's play.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 July 2023
Kate figuring out how to stop World War III with a clear head and a little seduction on The Diplomat is child's play compared to what Claire Danes subjected herself to as CIA agent Carrie Mathison in Homeland.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 6 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child's play
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
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And that means not saving challenges for the ninth inning when those palm trees are swaying in the March breeze.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are no direct flights from New York to Anguilla (from Miami, yes) but the trip was a breeze.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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The opportunity to investigate that with the body cam footage and see the triviality of the conflict.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In her last pic, Olivia Rodrigo holds the same picnic basket while cheesing for the camera in a plunging red one-piece bathing suit and a grey baseball cap, keeping her pigtail braids in tact underneath.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Feb. 2025
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The gourmand’s haven will even curate an entire picnic basket with sandwiches, sides, and desserts (with 24-hour notice).—
Visit Lake Tahoe,
AFAR Media,
21 Feb. 2025
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The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Fifth course: Giant cream puff, sugared blackberries, caramel and candied pecans.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
4 Nov. 2024
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At 21, Jovic, too, arguably remains part of the kid stuff, only at the end of last season having emerged as a rotation presence.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Sep. 2024
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But that was kid stuff compared to the adult heartbreak of her stunning new album, The Tortured Poets Department.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Tell victim moving wall was a joke, offer to get him piece of chocolate cake, glass of milk.—
Jack Handey,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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In January 2024, ahead of his 3rd birthday, Trainor told PEOPLE that her son had asked for a very specific cake that was inspired by something in their house.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Child's play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child%27s%20play. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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