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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What makes this vanishingly rare species different from the much more common Blue-and-Yellow (or Blue-and-Gold) Macaws that are common pets in the United States and in many countries throughout Europe?
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The president’s suit appears to have a vanishingly small chance of success unless there is some very unexpected and dramatic twist.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
In this region, stellar populations are sparse, and stars with the necessary mass needed to go supernova and to birth a neutron star at the heart of a pulsar should be vanishingly rare.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Slight in some respects, Philippe’s 76-minute film resonates as what is today a vanishingly rare first-hand window into the joys, terrors and vagaries of Hollywood’s golden age.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The president’s suit appears to have a vanishingly small chance of success unless there is some very unexpected and dramatic twist.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
In this region, stellar populations are sparse, and stars with the necessary mass needed to go supernova and to birth a neutron star at the heart of a pulsar should be vanishingly rare.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Slight in some respects, Philippe’s 76-minute film resonates as what is today a vanishingly rare first-hand window into the joys, terrors and vagaries of Hollywood’s golden age.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Vanishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishingly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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