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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This was a man for whom there was not much difference between $1 and $1 million, any more than there was any difference between lust and love. Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025 But not much will change overnight. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025 Bates played the sadistic owner and operator of the orphanage that provides a home — and not much else — to the titular little orphan (Alicia Morton). Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 The singer-songwriter has already released multiple tracks that will likely appear on the project’s tracklist, although not much is known about the full-length. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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