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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But the generated shock factor is nowhere near over.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Other rumors have struck Perez nowhere near as funny.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
That day is nowhere near given the state of current technology and the desire to avoid knee-capping the U.S. economy.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Syrians have every right to celebrate, but their struggle is nowhere near finished.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Other rumors have struck Perez nowhere near as funny.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
That day is nowhere near given the state of current technology and the desire to avoid knee-capping the U.S. economy.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Syrians have every right to celebrate, but their struggle is nowhere near finished.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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