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Recent Examples of insignificantly
While these might seem insignificantly small compared to the average density, gravitation causes the overdense regions to grow and attract matter into them over time, while the underdense regions similarly give up their matter to their more dense surroundings.
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Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificantly
Adverb
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When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.—
Tim Barber,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2026
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At the heart of the doc is the source material that kicked off a half-century-and-counting of hopeful believers, indefatigable hunters, and the industry that’s grown up around them: a 1967 piece of film clocking in at 59 seconds, its authenticity long debated, its grainy imagery minutely parsed.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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At this time, experts say, only a handful of laboratories in the United States have a way to detect the infinitesimally tiny particles.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Each loop is then placed in an infinitesimally tiny well in a microchip, which can have 25 million of those wells.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Saint Pyrenees—which Tabitha and Henry agreed now was number one, the best dog—had inched his gigantic head imperceptibly closer and closer until he’d snuck a morsel of ham from her plate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Victor’s hand tightened imperceptibly on the glass.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Behind the table was an orchestra, barely playing loud enough to hear.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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For Minter and DeCosta, the heavy lifting has barely started.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Haq describes the experimental procedure as a minimally invasive brain surgery, where a small piece of a patient’s skull is removed, the stem cells are injected into their brain and the hole is closed.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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This text has been minimally edited to meet contemporary standards.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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What happens inside hyphae is invisibly small.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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In many complex systems, pressure accumulates gradually and almost invisibly until the system reaches a critical state.—
Lawrence Rosenberg,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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At many networks that served students of color from low-income families, academic performance plummeted—and has scarcely recovered.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The stakes could scarcely be higher.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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