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
Under the rules for de minimis shipments, carriers of international mail packages can pay either the 54 percent tariff or the fee of $100 per package.
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Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Financial Times had an article on Shein and PDD’s U.S. sales being adversely affected by the cancellation of the de minimis exemption for shipments valued at under $800.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Air cargo demand from Asia to North America declined 10.7 percent annually in May in the month following the U.S. closure of the de minimis trade exemption for goods imported from China.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
The order also ended the de minimis exemption for Chinese goods, whereby small items valued at $800 or less and shipped directly to U.S. consumers were exempted from customs declarations and duties.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 June 2025
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Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Financial Times had an article on Shein and PDD’s U.S. sales being adversely affected by the cancellation of the de minimis exemption for shipments valued at under $800.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Air cargo demand from Asia to North America declined 10.7 percent annually in May in the month following the U.S. closure of the de minimis trade exemption for goods imported from China.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
The order also ended the de minimis exemption for Chinese goods, whereby small items valued at $800 or less and shipped directly to U.S. consumers were exempted from customs declarations and duties.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de minimis
Adjective
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And when detecting the artist approaching flow, the device would emit a subtle cue — a slight change in the sound of their instrument or the lighting — to give the brain a subconscious boost and thereby accelerate and enhance one’s immersion into flow.—
Brandon Sneed,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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Similarly, Morning Consult's June 27 to 29 poll found 47 percent of respondents approved of Trump's job performance, with 50 percent disapproving—a slight improvement from May's 45 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Here’s why: Although technical specifications are still being worked out, the new standard could deliver nominal peak data rates of more than 40Gbps.—
Sarah Lord,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2025
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In practice, that has resulted in the actual levies on imports often being lower than the nominal rate initially announced by the White House.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The general exhaustion consuming investors after months on a hair trigger isn’t an insignificant factor driving that view, according to several market participants, who nonetheless expressed little anxiety about the optimism that has driven stocks to record highs.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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That rise is pretty much insignificant, historically speaking.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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While Lian was staring in the mirror practicing her hows and lows and preparing for her future, Wenyu was sneaking out of prep class more and more frequently to pull petty pranks with her new boyfriend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Seventy-five years later, some of the Tribune’s criticisms seem petty.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Abandoning a cash cow for an unproven idea is not a trivial undertaking.—
Zain Jaffer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Barbie; Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning; and F1: The Movie are intentionally trivial.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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“De minimis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20minimis. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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