Thesaurus results for NOT TO MENTION

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 Her life — not to mention Trip’s life, though Keery is squirreled away at the back of the stage during the climax — is rewritten in the show’s last 15 minutes, as new trauma is sold to us as resolution of the old. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Of course, Hulu is also included, not to mention Disney+ and ESPN. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 As any parent with young kids knows, this is one of the worst stretches of the day to lose focus—not to mention to have your whole life turned upside down. — Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026 What happens when the Internet’s undersea backbone, not to mention crucial energy infrastructure, is no longer protected by near-universal international agreement? — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 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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