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
What To Know According to a 2024 National Bureau of Economic Research paper, eliminating de minimis could reduce consumer welfare by up to $13 billion each year, with lower-income households feeling the greatest impact.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The de minimis exemption—a tariff loophole that for years made millions of direct-to-consumer imports duty free—is gone, and its end marks a structural shift for American shoppers and logistics providers.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Since 2015, the de minimis exception has applied to goods with a retail value of less than $800.
—Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Even Amazon has benefited from de minimis.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The de minimis exemption—a tariff loophole that for years made millions of direct-to-consumer imports duty free—is gone, and its end marks a structural shift for American shoppers and logistics providers.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Since 2015, the de minimis exception has applied to goods with a retail value of less than $800.
—Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Even Amazon has benefited from de minimis.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
Adjective
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They are made of cotton with a slight stretch, but still have structure in the front.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Herro was an All-Star last year while Ball wasn’t; Herro’s injury gives the Hornets a slight edge in these rankings.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There's a low nominal cost, but the fact is there was a really significant cost because of the bureaucracy and time and uncertainty, with a lot of companies tied up with it.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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But analysts believe that figure was nominal if anything.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Probably not, but those HBO dramas, one a reasonably large success and the other a large failure, represent a not-insignificant portion of Scorsese’s output from the past 15 years.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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The taxes and fees for these awards aren’t insignificant.—
Meghan Hunter,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for his wife, the damage is deeper than a petty argument over a pet.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the summer, Joanne leads her lovable, chaotic crew through a season of strikeouts, petty rivalries, conservative-politician sponsors, and sexy carwash fundraisers gone wrong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For Washington, this was no trivial matter.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) investigation concluded that the economic impact was small, but not trivial.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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