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 the two candidates facing off in a runoff election on Sunday share a big problem: Young Poles do not much like either of them.
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Before Mia’s testimony, not much was known about the employee, although her name was mentioned a handful of times during testimony from Ventura.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
While the investigation is ongoing, and several discoveries are made throughout the season, the police are not much closer to discovering the assailants behind the deadly shooting.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2025
Fort Myers and St Petersburg, both along the Gulf Coast, were not much better, seeing rises of 3.706 millimeters.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Before Mia’s testimony, not much was known about the employee, although her name was mentioned a handful of times during testimony from Ventura.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
While the investigation is ongoing, and several discoveries are made throughout the season, the police are not much closer to discovering the assailants behind the deadly shooting.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2025
Fort Myers and St Petersburg, both along the Gulf Coast, were not much better, seeing rises of 3.706 millimeters.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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“Not much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20much. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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