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 exemption is scheduled to end in early May.
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Kevin Williams, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
Ending the de minimis exemption is a win for American workers and for national security.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
But the attention is also highlighting the environmental impact of ordering en masse from Chinese manufacturers – a practice that exploded in popularity with the rise of shops like Shein and Temu, which benefitted from the soon-to-be-defunct de minimis tax exemption.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
In 2024, de minimis trade has ballooned to nearly 4 million packages each day, reaching nearly 1.4 billion the whole year.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Williams, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
Ending the de minimis exemption is a win for American workers and for national security.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
But the attention is also highlighting the environmental impact of ordering en masse from Chinese manufacturers – a practice that exploded in popularity with the rise of shops like Shein and Temu, which benefitted from the soon-to-be-defunct de minimis tax exemption.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
In 2024, de minimis trade has ballooned to nearly 4 million packages each day, reaching nearly 1.4 billion the whole year.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 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
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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 25 Apr. 2025.
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