as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
investors disappointed by stock dividends that were decidedly de minimis
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Recent Examples of de minimis
The de minimis tax exemption allows packages worth less than $800 to be shipped into the U.S. tax-free and duty-free.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
The de minimis tax exemption lets shipments headed to U.S. businesses and consumers valued at less than $800 to enter the country tax free and duty free.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The de minimis tax exemption allows shipments headed to U.S. businesses and consumers valued at less than $800 to enter the country tax and duty free.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
However, just a few days later, the Trump administration paused de minimis as packages rapidly piled up at customs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
The de minimis tax exemption lets shipments headed to U.S. businesses and consumers valued at less than $800 to enter the country tax free and duty free.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The de minimis tax exemption allows shipments headed to U.S. businesses and consumers valued at less than $800 to enter the country tax and duty free.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
However, just a few days later, the Trump administration paused de minimis as packages rapidly piled up at customs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
Adjective
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The rear camera's OIS yields mostly smooth video, but there's some slight bumpiness here and there.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dawn came on chilly with a slight overcast and a light breeze.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some combination of bad staff work and bad judgment on her part led Whitmer to be used as a political prop who lent some nominal bipartisanship to an episode that Democrats would very much like Trump to have sole ownership of.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders are nominal political outsiders, regular critics of the Democratic establishment and proud progressives who are beloved by leftwing base voters — qualities that have advantages in today’s political environment.—
David M. Drucker,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even if the missing evidence is insignificant or duplicative, the prosecutor’s prior statement of readiness is invalidated, the clock is considered to have never stopped, and in many cases has by then run out, and the case is dismissed.—
Mimi Rocah,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Turkish drone losses in the Middle East in recent months were not insignificant, especially considering the losses spanned at least four indigenous drone types.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Image In Davao, Mr. Duterte remains widely popular, remembered for cracking down on problems like drugs, petty crime and violence.—
Aie Balagtas See,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Where Hub once pursued petty criminals, he’s now charged with rounding up escaped demons by the Devil himself.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This trivial annoyance reminded me of several things.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2025
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From trivial to tragic There have been previous Facebook defectors, but none as high-ranking as Wynn-Williams.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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