anything near
idiom
: in any way : at all
—used in negative statements
The movie wasn't anything near what I expected it to be.
We don't have anything near enough time.
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Presently, the chattering class is outraged that a Trump government dismissal of Adams’ criminal case, without prejudice, will jeopardize NYC, believing Adams will rollover for President Trump on anything near and dear to Trump.
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Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Our insurer didn’t appear to have coughed up anything near this sum to the hospital, though.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
There was nothing the editors could do to make this match look anything near close.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Even with a lower multiple, anything near 20 is reflective of an expanding economy, not a contracting economy, so that would also be wrong in the event of a recession.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
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Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Our insurer didn’t appear to have coughed up anything near this sum to the hospital, though.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
There was nothing the editors could do to make this match look anything near close.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Even with a lower multiple, anything near 20 is reflective of an expanding economy, not a contracting economy, so that would also be wrong in the event of a recession.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for anything near
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“Anything near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20near. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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