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
Alain Sherter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Here’s why: Although technical specifications are still being worked out, the new standard could deliver nominal peak data rates of more than 40Gbps.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The nominal 10-year Treasury note yield ended last week at 4.30%, down from 4.79% in mid-January.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Cage’s most famous composition—a piece where any performer exists in any space for four minutes and 33 seconds—is performed in nominal silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
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The new duties raise the nominal U.S. tariff rate on China to 54%.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Here’s why: Although technical specifications are still being worked out, the new standard could deliver nominal peak data rates of more than 40Gbps.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The nominal 10-year Treasury note yield ended last week at 4.30%, down from 4.79% in mid-January.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Cage’s most famous composition—a piece where any performer exists in any space for four minutes and 33 seconds—is performed in nominal silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominal
Adjective
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De Armas also spoke highly of costar Keanu Reeves, who stars as the titular John Wick in the action franchise.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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But as our titular hero flies off to hear the crucial piece of information that will ultimately bring peace to that collection of stars far, far away, there’s the stabbing knowledge in the back of our minds that he, K-2SO, and so many others are doomed.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Several rivers that have been flooded in Northern Texas could see a slight bump in water levels over the weekend, according to the National Water Prediction Service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Despite a slight deceleration in the first quarter of 2025, the growth remained positive, with volume and revenue increasing by 1.1% and 1.52% respectively.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 May 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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Teams at the bottom of that deep well recover to win the series a negligible 1.9 percent of the time -- four times in 212 all-time instances.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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State harvest data also shows that in many cases, the low number of hens being taken each fall is negligible at the population level.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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In the video above, the user added a tiny fairy bridge over her faux water scene.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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Several other drugs, including amantadine and apomorphine, can have similarly arousing effects, though none has worked in more than a tiny sliver of patients.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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Each encounter brings four options for how to beat that opponent, a prime opportunity to make petty jokes.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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As a result, defendants in Colorado’s municipal courts can face much longer sentences than those in state court for the same petty offenses, The Denver Post previously found.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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“Nominal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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