nowhere near
idiom
1
: not at all near to
We were nowhere near a hospital.
2
informal
: not at all : not nearly
Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.
That is nowhere near enough water.
The house is nowhere near finished.
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Currently, the revenues being generated by AI companies and many of the data center operators that are rapidly expanding in order to serve them, are nowhere near big enough to cover their build-out costs.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The next shift in brain evolution comes around age 66 and once again is nowhere near as dramatic as the changes that solidify in our early 30s.
—New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
In a way, that tells you the care that was taken to release the original movie that was nowhere near good enough.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025
This is nowhere near the ceiling, with all the goodwill toward the first film in the series and stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The next shift in brain evolution comes around age 66 and once again is nowhere near as dramatic as the changes that solidify in our early 30s.
—New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
In a way, that tells you the care that was taken to release the original movie that was nowhere near good enough.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025
This is nowhere near the ceiling, with all the goodwill toward the first film in the series and stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nowhere near
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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