almost nothing

idiom

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

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Reigning defensive player of the year Pat Surtain II allowed almost nothing once again on the day and calmly knocked a ball away from Wilson when Fields finally looked his way. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025 That never happened — and almost nothing at the tournament went as planned, except maybe the ultimate results, in retrospect. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 There’s almost nothing left, even of Gaza City. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025 But in the meantime, the CEO gets almost nothing. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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