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
Later, when the oldest hit her mid-teens and eventually went off to college, the two boys were nudged into leadership roles of their own and nominally put in charge of the youngest kid, a sister.
—
Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
The warnings came despite a ceasefire that has been nominally in place since April 17, although Israel and Hezbollah have been carrying out daily attacks since then.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
In doing this, the Israeli military could increase the costs of using nominally inexpensive FPV drones, forcing the group to ration the weapon.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Israeli troops remain in large swaths of southern Lebanon and continue to clash with Hezbollah fighters despite a truce being nominally in place.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Ellison is nominally the chief technology officer and executive chairman of Oracle, and Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia are nominally the co-CEOs.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.
—Jordan Bruneau, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is mentioned frequently by the president in speeches and comments to the press nominally focused on other matters.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Mining international, nominally neutral waters, risks escalating any conflict massively.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
The warnings came despite a ceasefire that has been nominally in place since April 17, although Israel and Hezbollah have been carrying out daily attacks since then.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
In doing this, the Israeli military could increase the costs of using nominally inexpensive FPV drones, forcing the group to ration the weapon.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Israeli troops remain in large swaths of southern Lebanon and continue to clash with Hezbollah fighters despite a truce being nominally in place.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Ellison is nominally the chief technology officer and executive chairman of Oracle, and Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia are nominally the co-CEOs.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.
—Jordan Bruneau, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is mentioned frequently by the president in speeches and comments to the press nominally focused on other matters.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Mining international, nominally neutral waters, risks escalating any conflict massively.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominally
slightly
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Many eclipse chasers ignored South America's total solar eclipse in 2019, which was short and predicted by some to be cloudy, for a slightly longer, supposedly clearer one in 2020 in almost the same place.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun in your sign, making pacing feel slightly strained.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Nominally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominally. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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