infinitesimally

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimally
Adverb
  • By microscopically studying Bennu, researchers have also been able to find that the asteroid's geology has changed over the years due to interactions with water and ice.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.
    Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Internally, the adoption of multi-racialism as a policy was designed to diminish—even if, initially, imperceptibly—the social and economic influence of white South Africans, and to displace them, at least partly, by the local petite bourgeoisie.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The statements are minutely detailed, suggesting the military keeps a close eye on its finances.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The kernel of the script imagined Ruth’s movements through her longtime home for the final time—a marvelous, minutely observed sequence that opens the film—and then her new home for the first time.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Adverb
  • Recent Market Performance The S&P 500 reached an all-time high during the week but declined fractionally on Friday following the release of the jobs report.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed fractionally above the flatline.
    Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Infinitesimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimally. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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