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
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.
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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
In this respect his authority would be nominally the same with that of the king of Great Britain, but in substance much inferior to it.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Such tools are already widely available online, nominally as programs that test for flaws in practices used by criminal hackers.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
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
In this respect his authority would be nominally the same with that of the king of Great Britain, but in substance much inferior to it.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Such tools are already widely available online, nominally as programs that test for flaws in practices used by criminal hackers.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominally
slightly
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Kimmel made the comments slightly over 17 minutes into his opening monologue, shortly before the program’s first commercial break.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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These offers are similar, both offer a bonus worth $200 with slightly different spending requirements.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Nominally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominally. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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