almost nothing

idiom

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

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The two conversations have almost nothing to do with each other. Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025 Understand your flood risk Flooding has almost nothing to do with how strong a storm is from a wind perspective, Brennan said. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 June 2025 While costing almost nothing to fire, the setup costs for these laser systems are huge. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 After the riots, Modi’s government did almost nothing to provide for the tens of thousands of Muslims forced from their homes; aid was supplied almost entirely by volunteers. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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