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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Not when your opponent is spending its each and every waking moment scouring film for even the slightest advantage.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Five of the Fed’s districts saw slight growth in economic activity, four districts had slight to modest declines and three reported relatively unchanged trends since the central bank’s previous release in early March.—
Melissa Repko,Michael Wayland,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As the Signal chats showed, there are differences of opinion within Trump’s national-security team, and much more serious friction with the administration’s nominal allies in Europe.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The new duties raise the nominal U.S. tariff rate on China to 54%.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The problems the teens in the film had were parental, which is certainly not insignificant, but there wasn't the kind of imminent danger that many kids face today.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The classic case of Blockbuster turning down the acquisition of Netflix, which in hindsight was devastating, but at the time seemed insignificant.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Days later, the California native hopped on X and taunted the Honestly Nevermind producer with a series of petty insults.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The real worry, though, is their kids one day finding everything online—a fear more relatable than petty.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Philosophers are in a unique place to solve this riddle as current events are largely trivial in their work.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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It may be generally dismissed as trivial, but Bernstein conducted it with characterful nostalgia and Dudamel has found in it vibrant new spirit.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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