as in not to mention
to say nothing of
I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest
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let alone
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Mitzi Perdue, the billionaire heiress of Sheraton Hotels and Perdue Farms, doesn’t even own a car—let alone a flashy one.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 May 2026 -
Why judge a draft at all, let alone immediately?—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Still less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/still%20less. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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