not much
idiom
1
: to not be very good, important, or impressive
The food wasn't much.
2
: a small amount of (something)
That wasn't much help.
There isn't much difference between the two.
There's not much food in the house.
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Booze will cost you more this holiday season than last — but not much more.
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The designer received his first order from Barneys, but before the goods could be delivered, Barneys went into administration and Akasaka, a new founder starting on the back of his great reputation and talent but not much financial resources, was left to pick up the pieces.
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Even if these models’ capacities prove not much greater than their predecessors’, the stakes for OpenAI are.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite the filmmakers’ attempts at raunchy humor, there’s not much that’s particularly funny, groundbreaking or memorable.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The designer received his first order from Barneys, but before the goods could be delivered, Barneys went into administration and Akasaka, a new founder starting on the back of his great reputation and talent but not much financial resources, was left to pick up the pieces.
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Even if these models’ capacities prove not much greater than their predecessors’, the stakes for OpenAI are.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite the filmmakers’ attempts at raunchy humor, there’s not much that’s particularly funny, groundbreaking or memorable.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Not much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20much. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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