vanishingly

adverb

van·ish·ing·ly ˈva-ni-shiŋ-lē

: so as to be almost nonexistent or invisible

the difference is vanishingly small

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And then there were miles of acute awareness, each step nudging the vanishingly thin line between pain and pleasure. — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 But warrants for election materials when the results are still pending are vanishingly rare. — Justin Levitt, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Fresh fruits and vegetables are vanishingly rare; lettuce, frequently past due, is more common. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 Nonpartisan research has consistently found noncitizen voting is vanishingly rare. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vanishingly

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1870, in the meaning defined above

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