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slim to none

idiom

: almost none
"What are their chances of winning?" "Slim to none."

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And the chances for any Democratic crossovers are slim to none, at least in the Senate. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025 The chances of the Bengals making the playoffs are slim to none. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The fact is this: Killing a big buck is hard, and so the odds of your neighbors killing every single one in the area are slim to none. Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025 Rain chances over metro Phoenix are slim to none, as the monsoon continues to steer clear of the region. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slim to none

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“Slim to none.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20to%20none. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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