as in slightly
in a very small quantity or degree
although the more expensive TV set is nominally better than the other, it's not worth the big difference in price
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Recent Examples of nominally
Powell’s speech, delivered at an event for the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), was nominally about the Fed’s balance sheet.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The campaign also seeks to sow confusion among voters who lean towards PAS, by promoting nominally pro-EU candidates and parties who many suspect of harboring ties to Russia.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Sandu's party faces a challenge from groups including the nominally pro-EU Alternative Bloc and a pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc led by former president Igor Dodon.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Alpha's launch on April 29 — its sixth ever — began nominally.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Sinner and Alcaraz’s nominally closest rival is Djokovic, who reached the semifinals of all four majors this year, and did at least post that one victory against Alcaraz.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
One study was presented by the California Center for Jobs and the Economy, a nominally nonpartisan think tank founded by business interests that was established by the California Business Roundtable.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Bobbi Salvör Menuez stars as Leo, a struggling transmasc actor who goes on a getaway with bestie Eleanor (Marianne Rendón) for the first time since coming out, and who has to deal with all the awkwardness of those early post-transition interactions with someone who is, nominally, accepting.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The campaign also seeks to sow confusion among voters who lean towards PAS, by promoting nominally pro-EU candidates and parties who many suspect of harboring ties to Russia.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Sandu's party faces a challenge from groups including the nominally pro-EU Alternative Bloc and a pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc led by former president Igor Dodon.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Alpha's launch on April 29 — its sixth ever — began nominally.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Sinner and Alcaraz’s nominally closest rival is Djokovic, who reached the semifinals of all four majors this year, and did at least post that one victory against Alcaraz.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
One study was presented by the California Center for Jobs and the Economy, a nominally nonpartisan think tank founded by business interests that was established by the California Business Roundtable.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Bobbi Salvör Menuez stars as Leo, a struggling transmasc actor who goes on a getaway with bestie Eleanor (Marianne Rendón) for the first time since coming out, and who has to deal with all the awkwardness of those early post-transition interactions with someone who is, nominally, accepting.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominally
slightly
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Their responses, which have been edited slightly for length, can be found below.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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All of them had very low rankings for student selectivity and were fairly low for education and career outcomes, but were slightly better ranked for the campus safety and cost and financing rankings.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Nominally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominally. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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