1
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
The brilliant, unique world of child prodigies Math and physics are mere child's play to 12-year-old Suborno Bari, a child prodigy who began giving university lectures at age 7.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
And everything that used to give me anxiety feels like child's play after all this.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Getting the reimbursement is far from child's play.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Indecipherable homework assignments that would mystify mere mortals are, well, child's play to Suborno, something his parents marveled at early on.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
And everything that used to give me anxiety feels like child's play after all this.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Getting the reimbursement is far from child's play.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Indecipherable homework assignments that would mystify mere mortals are, well, child's play to Suborno, something his parents marveled at early on.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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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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Hess and Rhoads say the transition from talking about beer to running a brewery has been a breeze.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Wake up to river views and salty breezes at the Yorktown Beach Hotel.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Both aspired to some kind of soulful, intellectual seriousness at a moment when their work was pulling them toward mass appeal and triviality.—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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His reinstatement of Rose and Jackson is no exception: History has become an irrelevant triviality — ignored or, even better, forgotten.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2025
Noun
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There's more to the picnic than just massive amounts of barbecue and family activities.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 July 2025
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Pack a picnic lunch or grab one of the city's best lobster rolls from Bite Into Maine.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Sanders remains beloved for its bumpy cake Sanders, which celebrated its 150th anniversary earlier this year, is known for its ice cream sodas, cream puff hot fudge sundaes and famous Bumpy Cake.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Located just steps from Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine, Tablespoon Cooking Co. has classes available to sign up for online that cater to a variety of dishes, from tacos and margaritas to eclairs and cream puffs.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Do kid stuff: Visit the Orange County Sand and Sea exhibit with an ocean animal touch tank.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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Physicist Matthew von Hippel looks not at the birth of the universe but at its destruction, outlining a disastrous world-ending scenario that makes asteroid strikes and Earth-colliding black holes look like kid stuff.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Pistachio cream cake, blood orange chocolate pecan tarts, warm apple tart, dark chocolate mouse torte, cheesecake, and strawberry champagne sponge cake offer sweet punctuation to each meal.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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Make sure to order: Polenta crab cake, tom zap (pork in Thai herb broth ), gang massaman (Thai coconut curry with carrots, potatoes, onions and peanuts), pad cha (spicy catfish with bamboo shoots, young green peppers and bell peppers in a very hot and spicy herb garlic sauce).—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Child's play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child%27s%20play. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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