almost nothing

idiom

: hardly anything
There's almost nothing in the fridge.

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Today, men like Elon Musk pay an effective tax rate of 3%, and his companies, like Tesla, pay almost nothing in taxes. Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 Prepare your equipment There’s almost nothing worse than going on a romantic date with your partner, perhaps for some tacos, only to get down to business later and accidentally burn them with your spicy, unwashed hands. Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025 Think about waterproofing There’s almost nothing, aside from injury, that will end a ski day as quickly as being wet and cold. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025 Before the attorney-general settlement, a Google search pulls up almost nothing — he’s only mentioned in a few small lawsuits. Clio Chang, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for almost nothing

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“Almost nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20nothing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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