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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Serious inquiries have turned up only vanishingly rare cases of ineligible people voting or of someone voting twice in any election.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Mumbai, India — Burning sandalwood thickens the air in a room that’s so exclusive only a vanishingly small number of people are allowed to enter.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
But vanishingly few searches actually described the items as fake or fictional.
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Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
The statistical odds of being struck by a meteorite are vanishingly small.
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Shawn Laatsch,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Mumbai, India — Burning sandalwood thickens the air in a room that’s so exclusive only a vanishingly small number of people are allowed to enter.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
But vanishingly few searches actually described the items as fake or fictional.
—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
The statistical odds of being struck by a meteorite are vanishingly small.
—
Shawn Laatsch,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vanishingly
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“Vanishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishingly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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