negligibly

Definition of negligiblynext

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Recent Examples of negligibly In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all. — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligibly
slightly
Adverb
  • A couple miles away, Zebulon draws slightly larger crowds — their venue can hold up to 300 — but their mission is similar.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And the free version, the open-source version, the unregulated version, is always going to be improving slightly behind the expensive, fancy version.
    — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Negligibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligibly. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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