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 de minimis situation adds a layer of consumer-visible pain that is easy to overlook amid the larger legal drama but hard for ordinary Americans to miss at checkout.
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Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The suit’s potential success won’t guarantee the reinstatement of de minimis, however.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, the removal of the de minimis exemption in 2025—which previously allowed shipments under $800 to enter duty-free—likely contributed to the rising costs, closing a loophole many smaller importers relied upon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The elimination of the de minimis exemption will likely dampen cross-border commerce flows and the associated ad spend.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The suit’s potential success won’t guarantee the reinstatement of de minimis, however.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, the removal of the de minimis exemption in 2025—which previously allowed shipments under $800 to enter duty-free—likely contributed to the rising costs, closing a loophole many smaller importers relied upon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The elimination of the de minimis exemption will likely dampen cross-border commerce flows and the associated ad spend.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
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Reading scores, meanwhile, continued to decline during that period, reaching their lowest point since 1990 in eighth graders and pre-2003 levels for fourth graders; only last year did some states start to see slight improvements.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 May 2026
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Sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected in Laurel on Saturday, with highs near 83 degrees before a slight chance of showers moves in late Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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OnStage in Bedford began performing plays and musicals over 40 years ago in buildings the organization leased from the city for a nominal fee.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Unprocessed marijuana typically can fetch more than $600 a pound on the open market, depending on the category, but manufacturers often report to the state’s tracking system unrealistic nominal sales, often as low as a penny or dollar a pound, Lambert said.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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But normalization doesn’t mean something is medically insignificant.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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This is not insignificant and seems to represent a notable source of commercial uncertainty in American agriculture.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a student (Nader Abd Alhay) and restaurant owner and petty criminal (Majd Eid), the picture premiered in Un Certain Regard last year and won the Best Director prize.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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On Monday, the ICC unsealed an arrest warrant for dela Rosa, a former national police chief who first enforced then President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug crackdowns, in which thousands of mostly petty suspects were killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Discussing the merits of his actual song, therefore, seems entirely trivial.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Unfortunately, this supply is both exhaustible and relatively trivial compared with the roughly 20 million barrels of oil that normally flow through the strait per day.—
Wes Zebrowski,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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