no less than

idiom

: at least
used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
No less than half the students failed the test.
She has had no less than a dozen job offers.

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Notably, over the four-week stretch where Smith has hauled in at least three receptions, Kansas City has scored no less than 28 points in a single game, which the team failed to reach in any of its first three games of the year. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 But their familial relationship with the president is an asset, especially in the Middle East, where people value personal ties and family no less than the Romans did. Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025 The weekly gross for the non-profit production was no less than $1,052,045. Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 Shortly after the injury was announced Friday, no less than three dozen conspiracy theories popped to explain this odd absence. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no less than

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“No less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20less%20than. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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