almost nothing

idiom

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

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Robeson’s annual income dwindled to almost nothing. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 Of course, campaign donations have almost nothing to do with Rieder’s ability to do the job of Fed chair. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026 Their strategy had almost nothing to do with traditional Fourier analysis. Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026 But there was a distinct sound that shook Bears players, too — the sound of almost nothing at all. Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026 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 12 Feb. 2026.

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