not much
idiom
1
: to not be very good, important, or impressive
The food wasn't much.
2
: a small amount of (something)
That wasn't much help.
There isn't much difference between the two.
There's not much food in the house.
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But other than the still-in-process Paramount Global/Skydance deal, not much has happened to date, in part because the industry wanted to see what happened with the election.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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There's not much motion transfer, and the soft mattress fabric didn't run too hot or too cold.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
However, there’s not much to complain about while sipping a tropical beverage on the beach in warm weather, while the sun sets in the distance.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
There's not much time left to get a Macbook Air and a Microsoft Office 2019 lifetime license for $269.97.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
There's not much motion transfer, and the soft mattress fabric didn't run too hot or too cold.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
However, there’s not much to complain about while sipping a tropical beverage on the beach in warm weather, while the sun sets in the distance.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for not much
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“Not much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20much. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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