1
as in titular
being something in name or form only
he was the nominal head of state—everyone knew the country was actually run by one of his advisers
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2
as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
when you pay $400 for an airline ticket, a ticketing fee of five dollars seems nominal
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Recent Examples of nominal
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
California's success is long-term –the state's economy grew strongly over the last four years, with an average nominal GDP growth of 7.5% from 2021 to 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Chris Lombardi, founder of Matador Records, recalls first pitching Perry’s idea to Stephen Malkmus, the band’s notoriously laconic chief songwriter, singer, guitarist and nominal leader.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
What’s more, most state parks have no admission fee while a few charge a nominal fee of a few dollars.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Adjective
According to the data, California’s nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan’s $4.02 trillion.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
California's success is long-term –the state's economy grew strongly over the last four years, with an average nominal GDP growth of 7.5% from 2021 to 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Chris Lombardi, founder of Matador Records, recalls first pitching Perry’s idea to Stephen Malkmus, the band’s notoriously laconic chief songwriter, singer, guitarist and nominal leader.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
What’s more, most state parks have no admission fee while a few charge a nominal fee of a few dollars.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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De Armas also spoke highly of costar Keanu Reeves, who stars as the titular John Wick in the action franchise.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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But as our titular hero flies off to hear the crucial piece of information that will ultimately bring peace to that collection of stars far, far away, there’s the stabbing knowledge in the back of our minds that he, K-2SO, and so many others are doomed.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a DeepMind researcher discussed adversarial machine learning, a phenomenon where slight manipulations to input data can drastically alter an AI’s output.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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President Donald Trump has enjoyed a slight uptick in favorability, according to a series of mid-May polls compiled by political analyst and statistician Nate Silver.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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First Acts: From the symbolic to the substantive, here is a look at what nine new governors elected last year have done in their first weeks in office.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Dec. 2022
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The good news in this case is that Eva’s advantage of being able to place her ball directly in the basket was negligible, seeing as how all the other players seemed to land theirs on their first or second shot.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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For searches that are less supported in AI Overviews—things like restaurants and financial services—the traffic change has been negligible.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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During the war, the U.S. military printed more than a million tiny paperback books for men to carry into battle, called Armed Services Editions.—
Martha Hall Kelly,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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In the video above, the user added a tiny fairy bridge over her faux water scene.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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As a result, defendants in Colorado’s municipal courts can face much longer sentences than those in state court for the same petty offenses, The Denver Post previously found.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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Each encounter brings four options for how to beat that opponent, a prime opportunity to make petty jokes.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Nominal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominal. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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