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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But right now, given the dark passions that have been unleashed within MAGA and the leader of the movement, who stokes those passions several times each day, the chances of large-scale depolarization are vanishingly small.
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In our democracy, with vanishingly rare exceptions, the government is barred from breaking into your home without a judge giving a green light.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
In any case, Joiner’s situation reflects a broader debate within horse racing over how to regulate substances commonly abused by humans and detectable in vanishingly small amounts with sophisticated laboratory technology.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The performance was actually anomalous for Rodgers, who has as many fourth-quarter comebacks as Andy Dalton—and vanishingly few against winning teams.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In our democracy, with vanishingly rare exceptions, the government is barred from breaking into your home without a judge giving a green light.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
In any case, Joiner’s situation reflects a broader debate within horse racing over how to regulate substances commonly abused by humans and detectable in vanishingly small amounts with sophisticated laboratory technology.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The performance was actually anomalous for Rodgers, who has as many fourth-quarter comebacks as Andy Dalton—and vanishingly few against winning teams.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Vanishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishingly. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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