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Adverb
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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
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The title may have the tang of a prog-rock album, but the book is witty, minutely detailed, and braced by common sense—a welcome gift in an often obsessive environment.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
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These ultra-sensitive sensors can detect infinitesimally small traces of magnetic and gravitational signals from within the earth.—
Paul Smith-Goodson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Engaging with books concerned with ambivalence and uncertainty are, almost imperceptibly, a way of remaining ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Use a milk frother to blend it imperceptibly in your drink and add a dash of your favorite natural sweetener.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nashville could have scored before Messi’s opener when Jacob Shaffelburg found open space to attack but managed only a weak shot that barely troubled Rocco Rios Novo.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to Bookman, his partner was struggling with substance abuse and was barely able to stay afloat, even with the success of his invention.—
Otto Rabe,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Stir minimally, to combine ingredients but to agitate the bubbles as little as possible.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their potential spans from performing minimally invasive surgeries and delivering drugs inside the human body to assembling fragile electronics and assisting workers in manufacturing plants.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The receiver can self-calibrate, detect weak signals with high accuracy, and operate invisibly, all using beams of light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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One that invisibly connects us, near or far.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to attract steam engines and gunpowder manufacturers, Delaware’s leaders could scarcely have imagined that, a century later, the ‘Delaware Inc’ model would serve as the foundation for smartphones, search engines and electric cars.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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