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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While Metafilter’s numbers are nowhere near its heyday, new members do trickle in; one influx came from refugees abandoning what used to be called Twitter.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 July 2024
The competition is nowhere near the level of the NBA regular season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
While the White House has countered that Biden has held more off-the-cuff interactions with the press than his predecessors while traveling to events and meetings, reporters say those are nowhere near the same as an open format press conference.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 July 2024
Most Americans retire with nowhere near $1 million in savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 July 2024
The competition is nowhere near the level of the NBA regular season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
While the White House has countered that Biden has held more off-the-cuff interactions with the press than his predecessors while traveling to events and meetings, reporters say those are nowhere near the same as an open format press conference.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 July 2024
Most Americans retire with nowhere near $1 million in savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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