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
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.
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Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 31 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
Over the last decade, the number of de minimis international shipments claiming to be exempt from inspection surged from 140 million a year to 1 billion a year, the researchers found.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
The administration also halted the de minimis rule, established in 1938, which had simplified imports by exempting small value shipments from duties and taxes.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 31 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
Over the last decade, the number of de minimis international shipments claiming to be exempt from inspection surged from 140 million a year to 1 billion a year, the researchers found.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
The administration also halted the de minimis rule, established in 1938, which had simplified imports by exempting small value shipments from duties and taxes.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
Adjective
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There used to be a down season in Edinburgh, when Scotland's capital city—with its beautiful Gothic buildings, cobblestoned Royal Mile, and 12th-century castle keeping watch on a hilltop—caught a slight breather from tourists.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Down two goals against an opponent also full of NHL players, the tournament favorite did not look the slightest bit shook.—
Stephen Whyno,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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Suggesting even nominal support for Israeli sovereignty over much of the Middle East is an unprecedented departure from American foreign policy.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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After weeks of price fluctuations, the white metal hit a nominal all-time high of over $110 per troy ounce in late January 2026 — a milestone that sent investors scrambling to try and capitalize on the metal's impressive price uptick.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Not that the moments are insignificant.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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The shifts from one poll to another have been almost insignificant in isolation and easily within the surveys’ margin of error.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who takes or abandons a shopping cart can be convicted of a petty misdemeanor.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Vanderpump Rules features all the petty drama of Real Housewives with a messy cast of (very flawed) characters who make plenty of mistakes and get into more than their fair share of conflict.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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And what may be trivial to you may be important enough to Mamdani to not be changed.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Join us in guessing the outcome of mostly trivial questions about Super Bowl LX.—
Brandon Funston,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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