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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What climate change is doing to Europe’s pest population
This is not to say climate change isn’t affecting Europe’s pest profile.
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
Popular on Variety Which is not to say Gardner can’t also pull off an eerie likeness.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 18 June 2024
Though that’s not to say there hasn’t been great eveningwear, too.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 June 2024
This is not to say that Hamas fighters never emerge.
—Daphné Richemond-Barak, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
Popular on Variety Which is not to say Gardner can’t also pull off an eerie likeness.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 18 June 2024
Though that’s not to say there hasn’t been great eveningwear, too.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 June 2024
This is not to say that Hamas fighters never emerge.
—Daphné Richemond-Barak, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 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 Jul. 2024.
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