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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Sinise also pointed out how many of the veterans were not much older than the students during their own service.
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Chase Jordan
october 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, Oppenheim, who based a lot of his research on Garrett Graff’s book Raven Rock, admits there is not much known about how someone earns a spot to shelter there—or what is available inside it.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
But there’s not much local governments can do to counter the increasingly militaristic immigration enforcement approach.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The upcoming baseball offseason promises to be a thrilling one, but until the end of the World Series, there’s not much Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, or any other major league team’s top baseball operations executive, can do.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Chase Jordan
october 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, Oppenheim, who based a lot of his research on Garrett Graff’s book Raven Rock, admits there is not much known about how someone earns a spot to shelter there—or what is available inside it.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
But there’s not much local governments can do to counter the increasingly militaristic immigration enforcement approach.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The upcoming baseball offseason promises to be a thrilling one, but until the end of the World Series, there’s not much Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, or any other major league team’s top baseball operations executive, can do.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Not much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20much. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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