vanishingly

adverb

van·​ish·​ing·​ly ˈva-ni-shiŋ-lē How to pronounce vanishingly (audio)
: so as to be almost nonexistent or invisible
the difference is vanishingly small

Examples of vanishingly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The willingness to be a political Don Quixote, while never common in Congress, now seems vanishingly rare. Ron Elving, NPR, 18 May 2024 In 2017, the year the show first aired, broadcast television was losing viewers to streaming video and social media, and runaway network hits were becoming vanishingly rare. John Koblin, New York Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for vanishingly 

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vanishingly was in 1870

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“Vanishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishingly. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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