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not to mention

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Definition of not to mention

as in let alone

to say nothing of The airfare is pricey, not to mention the cost of food and lodging.

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Recent Examples of not to mention Hoping things will work out on their own is how such systems, not to mention friendships, fail. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Right now, this makes up at least 37 percent of my digital correspondence, not to mention roughly 15 percent of my in-person conversations. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 Mountain biking, hiking, and stargazing—not to mention the less-trodden Great Basin National Park, which reopened its famed Lehman Caves in 2026—are all within easy reach. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Any cost savings, though, would be offset by the significant expense of moving thousands of employees, not to mention building production sound stages elsewhere. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not to mention

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never mind

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The President has repeatedly used military force in a half dozen countries without confering with Congress never mind asking for their authorization.

— Riley Rourke, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
How does Paramount compete with a YouTube and a TikTok (even a TikTok partly owned in the family), never mind navigate Disney-OpenAI and a coming age of anti-original AI slop?

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026

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