not much
idiom
1
: to not be very good, important, or impressive
The food wasn't much.
2
: a small amount of (something)
That wasn't much help.
There isn't much difference between the two.
There's not much food in the house.
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That's not much more than Penn State is paying defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Her very presence, which succeeds at generating buzz and not much else, feels fitting for a show that seems to want not to be watched so much as mined for viral bits and pieces.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Siri is good at setting reminders but not much else.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Each unit, to some extent, had a hand in this loss, and the encouraging part is that the Lions only lost by three in a game not much was working.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Her very presence, which succeeds at generating buzz and not much else, feels fitting for a show that seems to want not to be watched so much as mined for viral bits and pieces.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Siri is good at setting reminders but not much else.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Each unit, to some extent, had a hand in this loss, and the encouraging part is that the Lions only lost by three in a game not much was working.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Not much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20much. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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