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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Sinners grossed $45 million domestically in its second weekend after opening last weekend to $45.6 million, representing a vanishingly insignificant drop of only 6 percent.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Then a headline rippled through the market saying Trump could pause most April 9 tariffs, which sent stocks skyrocketing in a historic, albeit vanishingly brief, rally.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Pizza Hut locations with actual dining rooms are vanishingly rare, with hundreds closing since 2019.
—Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Then a headline rippled through the market saying Trump could pause most April 9 tariffs, which sent stocks skyrocketing in a historic, albeit vanishingly brief, rally.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Pizza Hut locations with actual dining rooms are vanishingly rare, with hundreds closing since 2019.
—Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Vanishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishingly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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