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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The second act is notoriously rushed and nowhere near as well-regarded as the first.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
That said, this Cowboys team is — unfortunately for those who want to see Jerry Jones cosmically punished — nowhere near a pushover.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, when Rodgers emerged from a tunnel to a mix of boos and cheers, there was no flag — and nowhere near the same pressure on the QB to carry his new team.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul commonly bids at €20 for jobs that take hours, meaning his rate is nowhere near the wheelhouse of minimum wage.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
That said, this Cowboys team is — unfortunately for those who want to see Jerry Jones cosmically punished — nowhere near a pushover.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, when Rodgers emerged from a tunnel to a mix of boos and cheers, there was no flag — and nowhere near the same pressure on the QB to carry his new team.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul commonly bids at €20 for jobs that take hours, meaning his rate is nowhere near the wheelhouse of minimum wage.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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