1
as in titular
being something in name or form only
he was the nominal head of state—everyone knew the country was actually run by one of his advisers
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2
as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
when you pay $400 for an airline ticket, a ticketing fee of five dollars seems nominal
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Recent Examples of nominal
Chris Gunster, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Anthropic offers a specific service for national security customers and made a deal with the federal government to provide its services to agencies for a nominal $1 fee.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Berg says that only a nominal number of appeals make it to the Superior Court, which is when a judge on the San Diego Superior Court reviews the details and documents of the citation and determines if it should be upheld.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Faced with long odds and failing health, the Kilfoils settled their case for the nominal sum of $500 that Citizens was offering, according to their attorney.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This means the average real rate (nominal yield minus the inflation rate) is about 1%.
—Chris Gunster, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Anthropic offers a specific service for national security customers and made a deal with the federal government to provide its services to agencies for a nominal $1 fee.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Berg says that only a nominal number of appeals make it to the Superior Court, which is when a judge on the San Diego Superior Court reviews the details and documents of the citation and determines if it should be upheld.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Faced with long odds and failing health, the Kilfoils settled their case for the nominal sum of $500 that Citizens was offering, according to their attorney.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominal
Adjective
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Marcello Hernandez leads this digital short as the titular tío, assisted by Bad Bunny in a costume that’s kind of Walton Goggins coded.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Both parks feature The Simpsons Ride, a motion simulator attraction that follows a 3D-version of the titular family as their visit to Krustyland goes off the rails.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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First Acts: From the symbolic to the substantive, here is a look at what nine new governors elected last year have done in their first weeks in office.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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Quarterback and tight end are a bit complicated because the low-end of starters at each position provide negligible value over replacement.—
Jakob Sanderson,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Venezuela’s military is not negligible, but readiness has been eroded by decades of economic crisis, sanctions and maintenance shortfalls.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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On a soupy September morning in northeast Wisconsin, a blue semi-truck arrives at Tisch Mills Farm Center in the tiny town of Carlton.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In an ideal world, a tiny home could provide the ideal solution for in-laws to have space to visit your home for extended visits.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 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
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“Nominal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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