not nearly
idiom
: much less than : not at all
There's not nearly enough flour for a cake here.
It's not nearly as late as I thought it was.
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But this also was a different path to victory, one not nearly as dependent on 3-point shooting.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Over the course of freeway and highway driving—while admittedly facing a stiff headwind most of the time—the LT performed well, though not nearly as impressively as the RST.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
With not nearly enough offensive punch, the B’s absorbed their eighth straight defeat, losing to the Red Wings, 2-1, at Little Caesars Arena.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
And the state is correct that the Supreme Court’s rules governing when individual patients may sue to enforce federal Medicaid law are complicated, although not nearly as complicated as its lawyers claim.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Over the course of freeway and highway driving—while admittedly facing a stiff headwind most of the time—the LT performed well, though not nearly as impressively as the RST.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
With not nearly enough offensive punch, the B’s absorbed their eighth straight defeat, losing to the Red Wings, 2-1, at Little Caesars Arena.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
And the state is correct that the Supreme Court’s rules governing when individual patients may sue to enforce federal Medicaid law are complicated, although not nearly as complicated as its lawyers claim.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Not nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20nearly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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