infinitesimally

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Recent Examples of infinitesimally At this time, experts say, only a handful of laboratories in the United States have a way to detect the infinitesimally tiny particles. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 Each loop is then placed in an infinitesimally tiny well in a microchip, which can have 25 million of those wells. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025 These ultra-sensitive sensors can detect infinitesimally small traces of magnetic and gravitational signals from within the earth. Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimally
Adverb
  • When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Something internal shifted, almost imperceptibly but irreversibly.
    Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026
  • They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Adverb
  • The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.
    Tim Barber, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • While these might seem insignificantly small compared to the average density, gravitation causes the overdense regions to grow and attract matter into them over time, while the underdense regions similarly give up their matter to their more dense surroundings.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Shares of Netflix are trading fractionally lower this year and have plunged 15% since Thursday.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Infinitesimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimally. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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