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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Saquon Barkley comes nowhere near his production from last year.
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After Tesla stunned the market on Wednesday with quarterly sales that were nowhere near as bad as feared, investors are racking their brains trying to figure out where tens of thousands of cars suddenly appeared.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 July 2025
While the Blue Hill Peninsula sees nowhere near as many tourists as elsewhere in the state, such as Kennebunkport of Acadia National Park, like much of coastal Maine, Brooksville’s population swells in the summertime.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Democrats have a two-to-one voter majority in Maryland, nowhere near enough to account for their super majority in Annapolis or their seven-to-one majority in Maryland’s congressional delegation.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After Tesla stunned the market on Wednesday with quarterly sales that were nowhere near as bad as feared, investors are racking their brains trying to figure out where tens of thousands of cars suddenly appeared.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 July 2025
While the Blue Hill Peninsula sees nowhere near as many tourists as elsewhere in the state, such as Kennebunkport of Acadia National Park, like much of coastal Maine, Brooksville’s population swells in the summertime.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Democrats have a two-to-one voter majority in Maryland, nowhere near enough to account for their super majority in Annapolis or their seven-to-one majority in Maryland’s congressional delegation.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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