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
  • The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level – slightly more than halfway up the country’s tallest mountain – by a worker on Thursday, according to CNN’s affiliate TV Asahi.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The kitchen itself, though, feels fairly unused—one tap wasn’t working, the cutlery was slightly rusty, and the whole setup had a ramshackle quality.
    Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Negligibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligibly. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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