nowhere near
idiom
1
: not at all near to
We were nowhere near a hospital.
2
informal
: not at all : not nearly
Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.
That is nowhere near enough water.
The house is nowhere near finished.
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The London Screenings feel very UK and MIP in London is nowhere near the size of its Cannes forbear.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The first is that the U.S. men’s soccer team, which finished fourth out of four teams, is nowhere near ready for next year’s World Cup.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Among his litany of peeves is that, because arXiv has seen a surge in submissions in recent times, especially in the AI category, the number of low-quality papers has followed a similar curve—and arXiv has nowhere near enough volunteers to vet them all.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Other shows are popular, but nowhere near that high.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The first is that the U.S. men’s soccer team, which finished fourth out of four teams, is nowhere near ready for next year’s World Cup.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Among his litany of peeves is that, because arXiv has seen a surge in submissions in recent times, especially in the AI category, the number of low-quality papers has followed a similar curve—and arXiv has nowhere near enough volunteers to vet them all.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Other shows are popular, but nowhere near that high.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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