almost nothing

idiom

: hardly anything
There's almost nothing in the fridge.

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This means that the children who need help the most are receiving almost nothing. William Lambers, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025 Water and oil, in fact almost nothing, would stick to it, with liquids beading up and running off. David Szondy august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025 Mexico’s economy is expected to grow a paltry 0.1% this year — almost nothing. Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 Perhaps a gun that people know almost nothing about that was randomly found in Old Chicago, the location of this agency? Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for almost nothing

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“Almost nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20nothing. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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