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
Last week, the White House ended the de minimis exemption on goods valued at less than $800.
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 7 May 2025
While disruptive to e-commerce, the end of de minimis treatment of Chinese goods could give a boost to retailers less reliant on e-commerce or on Chinese manufacturing.
—Helen Reid, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The bump to $800 opened the floodgate, and China has been by far the biggest exporter of de minimis goods.
—Qilai Shen, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The recent China deal cut tariff rates from 145 percent to 30 percent, and de minimis tariffs on Chinese products are lowering from 120 percent to 54 percent.
—Ryan Young, National Review, 22 May 2025
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 7 May 2025
While disruptive to e-commerce, the end of de minimis treatment of Chinese goods could give a boost to retailers less reliant on e-commerce or on Chinese manufacturing.
—Helen Reid, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The bump to $800 opened the floodgate, and China has been by far the biggest exporter of de minimis goods.
—Qilai Shen, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The recent China deal cut tariff rates from 145 percent to 30 percent, and de minimis tariffs on Chinese products are lowering from 120 percent to 54 percent.
—Ryan Young, National Review, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
Adjective
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In a slight twist on the usual, the chefs not only get to choose their own sous-chefs, but only those sous-chefs have been flown to Italy for the occasion.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Bure may not have meant it as a slight, but one of the more notable offenders was Growing Pains, which costarred her brother, Kirk Cameron.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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While that may seem nominal, its underlying business is more profitable.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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Ethiopia is projected to lose the most aid in nominal terms, with Jordan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo also hit particularly hard.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Given Kuwait’s preference for diversifying its military arsenal—for instance, its air force operates the U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon—its continued operation of the Abrams as its sole MBT isn’t insignificant and will likely remain the case for years to come.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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With that in mind, the Democratic vacancies were practically insignificant.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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Which party is willing to set aside petty differences and ego, and work in the interests of American prosperity?—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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This Christlike journey of scapegoating and torment ends in comeuppance for the haters and doubters, whose petty provocations tend to evoke a Bond villain in adolescence.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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Matter These are not trivial or speculative technologies.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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If the buyer is complaining about cosmetic or trivial things, like the dark blue wall in the main bathroom or the leaky kitchen faucet, think twice about acquiescing.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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