not inconsiderable
idiom
formal
: large enough in size or amount to be considered important
a woman of great beauty and not inconsiderable wealth
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If the cost of staging the Winter Olympics is not inconsiderable, the February event can’t hold a candle to its summer sibling.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
That revival left its own, not inconsiderable mark; but the quick return of the play is testimony both to its increasing relevance — not least in the way that business practice continues to dominate political and social mores, certainly in the U.S. — and the room given for actors’ interpretations.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
And the 100 probes, while a not inconsiderable number, put a ceiling on how much data the system can carry.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The Brutalist Speaker has just gone on sale for a not inconsiderable $4,000/£3,200—but does its arrival signal less transparency for Transparent in the future, from a design perspective at least?
—Verity Burns, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
For those willing to invest time, effort and not inconsiderable amounts of money, the rewards can be life-changing, according to one lucky recipient.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Those dissolves often seem to gloss over a not inconsiderable measure of intense suffering: backbreaking manual labor, beatings, possible torture.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
The club had an opportunity to build from a position of strength, but instead made poor coaching appointments — twice — and spent not inconsiderable amounts of money, poorly, in the transfer market.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
That revival left its own, not inconsiderable mark; but the quick return of the play is testimony both to its increasing relevance — not least in the way that business practice continues to dominate political and social mores, certainly in the U.S. — and the room given for actors’ interpretations.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
And the 100 probes, while a not inconsiderable number, put a ceiling on how much data the system can carry.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The Brutalist Speaker has just gone on sale for a not inconsiderable $4,000/£3,200—but does its arrival signal less transparency for Transparent in the future, from a design perspective at least?
—Verity Burns, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
For those willing to invest time, effort and not inconsiderable amounts of money, the rewards can be life-changing, according to one lucky recipient.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Those dissolves often seem to gloss over a not inconsiderable measure of intense suffering: backbreaking manual labor, beatings, possible torture.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
The club had an opportunity to build from a position of strength, but instead made poor coaching appointments — twice — and spent not inconsiderable amounts of money, poorly, in the transfer market.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Not inconsiderable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20inconsiderable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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