not that
idiom
—used to say that something said before is not important
I tried to help, not that it mattered.
I saw him with some other woman, not that I care.
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With some modifications, the place looks not that much different since the Rangers left, after the 2019 season.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The problem is not that Mr. Waltz set up a group chat with top colleagues, the senior official says.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025
The Rangers were active this offseason, making marginal improvements to a roster that’s not that dissimilar from the one that won the World Series in 2023.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
And whether or not that page will be turned is very important.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The problem is not that Mr. Waltz set up a group chat with top colleagues, the senior official says.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025
The Rangers were active this offseason, making marginal improvements to a roster that’s not that dissimilar from the one that won the World Series in 2023.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
And whether or not that page will be turned is very important.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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