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noun

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Recent Examples of nominal
Adjective
European Union government debt accounted for 81.5 percent of the bloc's nominal GDP in June 2024, according to the EU's statistical service Eurostat. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 Ever since, however, TCU has started three wings alongside Van Lith and Sedona Prince, once again making the fifth-year senior the nominal point guard. Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 The object of their largesse was an obscure nonprofit called the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation which, for the better part of two decades, had quietly helped firefighters by raising funds for equipment — often things as nominal as gloves and flashlights — not covered in the city budget. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Sales growth is closely tied to nominal GDP growth, which combines after-inflation economic growth (real GDP) with inflation. Bill Stone, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nominal 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominal
Adjective
  • Set for release on July 11, Superman stars David Corenswet in the titular role.
    Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Sorvino and Kudrow will reprise their titular roles, and this time around also serve as executive producers.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The French fashion house pointed to a slight improvement in Asia Pacific and North America sales across its Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta brands, but did not provide details on specific markets.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a slight dip in lunar surface temperatures.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • If the Heat surprisingly accepted Beal, the Heat not only would be about $5 million above next season’s luxury tax threshold (which would trigger a particularly onerous repeater tax), but would have negligible (if any) cap space in the summer of 2026.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
  • After years of negligible net migration into the state, the rate of in-migration to the state increased substantially during 2021 and 2022 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Dan D’Ambrosio, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The gals at Always Booked put together the most fantastic event down to the tiniest detail.
    American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
  • As far as we’re concerned, the fact that so much cleaning power can be packed into those tiny dishwashing pods is pure magic.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • What does revoking Biden's security clearance accomplish other than satisfy a petty grievance of a childish man?
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The purview of his catalogue narrowed, focusing on refining a reputation as a petty king in rap and in relationships.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Nominal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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