almost nothing

idiom

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

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Obviously, this means these game modes are far less technical and have almost nothing to do with your ability to actually play the base game well and are more about your ability to adapt to the new control scheme and use your opponent’s impatience against them. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Sister Midnight has almost nothing in common with Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, and yet I was constantly reminded of Taxi Driver, in its formal liveliness as well as its presentation of a character who is alienated from the crowd and yet very much of it. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025 The caper has underscored a sense that almost nothing is on the level. Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 2025 The original arcade game from 1988 was produced in tandem with the 1989 NES iteration, although the two have almost nothing in common. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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