not to mention

phrase

Synonyms of not to mentionnext
: not even yet counting or considering : and notably in addition
a proposal that's risky and expensive, not to mention unethical

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No wonder there are almost always flies buzzing around the depression, not to mention crunchy beetles and spiders that come to hunt the other invertebrates. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 Another good game is unbeaten Mary Star at Carson, not to mention the annual East. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 This is especially true when the skilled fashionings of the human hand—not to mention the cogitations of the human mind—are being displaced by digital simulacra. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Multiple streaming, international games, subscriptions only viewership, not to mention the lecturing of social issues on and off the field. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not to mention

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“Not to mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20mention. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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