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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As the nation marks a turbulent Black History Month, the economic state of Black America has much improved over the last few decades but is still nowhere near parity.
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
But even as awareness of buprenorphine has spread, the extent of its use is nowhere near what experts think is needed.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
New Mexico and Utah State, the best teams in the mediocre Mountain West, are nowhere near the cutoff line for a top 16 seed.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
There is nowhere near enough shelter for everybody asking.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
But even as awareness of buprenorphine has spread, the extent of its use is nowhere near what experts think is needed.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
New Mexico and Utah State, the best teams in the mediocre Mountain West, are nowhere near the cutoff line for a top 16 seed.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
There is nowhere near enough shelter for everybody asking.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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