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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Then a headline rippled through the market saying Trump could pause most April 9 tariffs, which sent stocks skyrocketing in a historic, albeit vanishingly brief, rally. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025 Pizza Hut locations with actual dining rooms are vanishingly rare, with hundreds closing since 2019. Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 This is because a vanishingly small number of proposals will be funded, no more than one or two out of every 10. Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025 Even if the odds of us winning the title are now vanishingly small, giving up now could put us at risk of getting dragged into a top 4 battle. James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vanishingly

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Apr. 2025.

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