not nearly
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: 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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Earlier in the season, Gordon’s changeup was not nearly as effective, and his fastball command was sporadic.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Computers do allow for models to predict beyond that, but those predictions are not nearly as accurate.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
As for replacing Kittle the next month, in-house options exist, just not nearly on Kittle’s All-Pro level.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
While the company’s new hardware releases could assuage investors in the short term, this is not nearly enough to prop up the company’s fundamental valuation over a longer horizon, Andersen added.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Computers do allow for models to predict beyond that, but those predictions are not nearly as accurate.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
As for replacing Kittle the next month, in-house options exist, just not nearly on Kittle’s All-Pro level.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
While the company’s new hardware releases could assuage investors in the short term, this is not nearly enough to prop up the company’s fundamental valuation over a longer horizon, Andersen added.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Not nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20nearly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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