as in minuscule
very small in size
a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine
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Recent Examples of infinitesimal
The movie’s physicality, at its most vital, is infinitesimal.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
And then there’s the plague of microplastics, those infinitesimal bits that end up in our bodies, the soil, everywhere.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Aug. 2024
The human brain can’t even comprehend the infinitesimal amount the creators of most songs earn per stream.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 July 2024
The film’s comedy is built from a series of infinitesimal touches and chance intrusions, as when Édouard, espying Charles in the street, leaps from his seat at a sidewalk café and jostles a waiter bearing drinks.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
And then there’s the plague of microplastics, those infinitesimal bits that end up in our bodies, the soil, everywhere.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Aug. 2024
The human brain can’t even comprehend the infinitesimal amount the creators of most songs earn per stream.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 July 2024
The film’s comedy is built from a series of infinitesimal touches and chance intrusions, as when Édouard, espying Charles in the street, leaps from his seat at a sidewalk café and jostles a waiter bearing drinks.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
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So from the first bottling, which was only a minuscule amount that was made in 2018, with 2019 skipped and no wine for Cliff Lede being made for 2020 due to smoke issues from fires to 2022, a lot has changed in the lives of the Lede family.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The flower-petal design offers two main advantages over spheres, which are typically either coated with medication or carry it in a minuscule internal reservoir.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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The rock, ringed with black and marked by distinctive white veins and dozens of tiny bright spots, was discovered as Perseverance explored a quarter-mile-wide valley called Neretva Vallis.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In flash climbing, the first attempt is also the last and even a tiny mistake can prove costly.George Ramsay, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Joining preservationists at Williamsburg, chemists at the paint company performed microscopic analysis on pinhead-sized samples to determine how various colors evolved over time, ultimately identifying 144 separate hues, all original to Colonial Williamsburg.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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The results, published in the journal Scientific Reports, offer a detailed look at 30 unique coffee combinations on microscopic and chemical levels.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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