not to say
idiom
—used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something
He was impolite, not to say downright rude!
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This is not to say others don’t have an input, with other members of the coaching staff and Chris Johnson, the head of recruitment, all having their say.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
This is not to say that everyone should abandon traditional DEI approaches.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This is not to say that his approach to populists and populism was incoherent or inconsistent.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
And not to say that people who share their child online are doing it only for that.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
This is not to say that everyone should abandon traditional DEI approaches.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This is not to say that his approach to populists and populism was incoherent or inconsistent.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
And not to say that people who share their child online are doing it only for that.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20say. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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