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
His most famous novel, Ninety-Two in the Shade (a 1974 National Book Award finalist), is nominally about a Key West burnout whose determination to become a local fishing guide leads him to ruin.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
And after Musk left DOGE, initially nominally headed by former healthcare executive Amy Gleason, operates primarily through staffers in cost-cutting positions spread across government departments and agencies.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Like most local elections, Olathe City Council races are nominally nonpartisan contests.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
But part of it has to do with savvy money management — even on a nominally low salary.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
While Aurora City Council races are nominally nonpartisan, there’s no escaping the politics of the day as hot-button issues like crime, immigration and police conduct insert themselves, often loudly, into discussions on the dais — and among those sitting in the council chamber audience.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
This way, a household that reports nominally higher income — but not an increase in buying power — doesn’t tip over into a higher tax.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Even with nominally neutral districts, Republicans only have about 17% of California’s House seats despite 38% of state voters backing Trump in 2024.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Powell’s speech, delivered at an event for the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), was nominally about the Fed’s balance sheet.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
And after Musk left DOGE, initially nominally headed by former healthcare executive Amy Gleason, operates primarily through staffers in cost-cutting positions spread across government departments and agencies.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Like most local elections, Olathe City Council races are nominally nonpartisan contests.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
But part of it has to do with savvy money management — even on a nominally low salary.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
While Aurora City Council races are nominally nonpartisan, there’s no escaping the politics of the day as hot-button issues like crime, immigration and police conduct insert themselves, often loudly, into discussions on the dais — and among those sitting in the council chamber audience.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
This way, a household that reports nominally higher income — but not an increase in buying power — doesn’t tip over into a higher tax.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Even with nominally neutral districts, Republicans only have about 17% of California’s House seats despite 38% of state voters backing Trump in 2024.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Powell’s speech, delivered at an event for the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), was nominally about the Fed’s balance sheet.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominally
slightly
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The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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The slightly thinner, trailing branches include a mix of long and short needles.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Nominally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominally. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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