almost nothing

idiom

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

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This variation means that metro-wide statistics tell you almost nothing useful about specific neighborhoods. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025 Helinox Chair Zero Compact Camping Chair One of the lightest camp chairs on the market, the Chair Zero packs down to almost nothing while still offering back support. Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025 Shelter workers knew almost nothing about his past except that he’d been found as a stray. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 In a recent podcast appearance with Joe Rogan, the Nvidia CEO traced that improbable starting point back to his parents, who had sent him and his brother to the United States in the mid-1970s with almost nothing. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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