not particularly
idiom
: only a little : not very or not very much
He is not particularly good at math.
"Did you like the movie?" "No, not particularly."
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Even with just 5 stops (and frankly, other than the Area 51 art display and Resorts World itself, 3 not particularly interesting stops) the rides will no doubt be very popular, too popular for just a few cars to handle the demand, particularly when the price is free.
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Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
He was hurt, but not particularly surprised.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Platner and Cooke are not particularly right-wing Democrats; Platner, for example, does support Medicare for All.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Moreover, many of their governments have maintained business relations with Moscow despite the war in Ukraine and are not particularly concerned about Russian influence in their countries.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2025
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Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
He was hurt, but not particularly surprised.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Platner and Cooke are not particularly right-wing Democrats; Platner, for example, does support Medicare for All.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Moreover, many of their governments have maintained business relations with Moscow despite the war in Ukraine and are not particularly concerned about Russian influence in their countries.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not particularly
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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