none the

idiom

used in phrases with adjectives such as worse, better, etc., to say that someone or something is not any worse, better, etc., than before
often + for
We had to change our plans, but we were none the worse for it in the end.
She's been traveling constantly for the past several weeks, but she seems to be none the worse for wear.
The restaurant replaced the lobster with crab and the customers were none the wiser.

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And until recently, the rest of the world was none the wiser. Thomas Page, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024 In the footage, Marshall trotted into the kitchen while his owner had her back turned was none the wiser. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

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“None the.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20the. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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