as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
investors disappointed by stock dividends that were decidedly de minimis
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Recent Examples of de minimis
The elimination of the de minimis exemption will likely dampen cross-border commerce flows and the associated ad spend.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
Don’t Over‑Rely on De Minimis Dreams Lawmakers have repeatedly proposed de minimis exemptions that would relieve small crypto payments—typically under about $200 or $300 per transaction, sometimes with an annual cap—from capital‑gains tracking so users do not have to log every coffee or ride share.
—Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Both moves echo the U.S. decision to roll back its own de minimis allowance, aimed at curbing the flow of ultra-cheap Chinese imports, which went into effect in May.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Dec. 2025
About 48% of de minimis packages were shipped to America’s poorest zip codes, while 22% were delivered to the richest ones, according to research in February from UCLA and Yale economists.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
Don’t Over‑Rely on De Minimis Dreams Lawmakers have repeatedly proposed de minimis exemptions that would relieve small crypto payments—typically under about $200 or $300 per transaction, sometimes with an annual cap—from capital‑gains tracking so users do not have to log every coffee or ride share.
—Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Both moves echo the U.S. decision to roll back its own de minimis allowance, aimed at curbing the flow of ultra-cheap Chinese imports, which went into effect in May.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Dec. 2025
About 48% of de minimis packages were shipped to America’s poorest zip codes, while 22% were delivered to the richest ones, according to research in February from UCLA and Yale economists.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
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Meanwhile, walnuts lend a slight crunch throughout.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cloud cover is forecasted to stick around all day, and temperatures are likely to top out in the low 80s this afternoon with a slight breeze from the south.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The bulls claim that trend justifies today’s valuations, and that EPS can keep rolling in double-digits while national income trudges at a nominal 5% or so.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Funds routed through weakly regulated financial centers, often under nominal compliance regimes, help seed narratives designed to divide Western societies and undermine political cohesion.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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That's not an insignificant sum.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now that the Clippers have lost in the play-in, their pick will go into the draft lottery, and the Thunder will have a not-insignificant chance at a top-four pick.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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There are some pretty gross, petty and violent acts of revenge.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trotsky’s arguments about revolution in one nation versus a revolution of the international proletariat, like the fine argumentative tracery of Paul’s Jewish Christians versus Greek ones, seemed vital to the movement at the time but weirdly trivial and abstract to those outside it.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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This might all seem trivial, but a mere annoyance compounds when it must be repeated every week for the rest of your life.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2026
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