not least

idiom

formal

: especially or particularly

We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.

Examples of not least in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hezbollah's capabilities were badly damaged in the fighting - not least by a covert attack on Hezbollah operatives with exploding pagers, which resulted in over 30 deaths and thousands of injuries, including some civilians. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025

None of this is certain, not least because nobody yet knows whether the Trump administration will actually go so far as to abandon the alliances its predecessors built up over generations. —Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025

But the long journey poses a challenge — not least from a mysterious ailment that alters astronauts’ eyesight. —Neil Savage, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025

All kinds of new digital simulations and innovations and interactions await, not least a likely separate category for best AI director. —Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for not least

• deceased
• decreased
• increased
• northeast
• policed
• released
• southeast
• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast