vanishingly

adverb

van·​ish·​ing·​ly ˈva-ni-shiŋ-lē How to pronounce vanishingly (audio)
: so as to be almost nonexistent or invisible
the difference is vanishingly small

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In 2018, for example, a chimpanzee in Uganda gave birth to an albino baby, a vanishingly rare occurrence in the species. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 This watch is offered by Analog/Shift, and represents a vanishingly rare opportunity to own not only a piece of Breitling history, but of Italian military history as well. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024 Still, the Ripon event represented a kind of across-the-aisle collaboration that has become vanishingly rare in American politics. Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports on how, twelve months later, a cease-fire, or a pathway to peace, looks vanishingly remote. David Morgan, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vanishingly 

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vanishingly was in 1870

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“Vanishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishingly. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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