not to mention

Idioms  

1. Also, not to speak of; to say nothing of. In addition to, besides what's already been said. For example, I don't think the voters will want that big program, not to mention the cost, or Dave teaches trumpet and trombone, not to speak of other brass instruments, or Their house is worth at least a million, to say nothing of their other assets.

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not to mention

Somehow the burst only caused minor scratches on his floor, he said, but his entire neighborhood was littered with blown trash cans and stray tree limbs, not to mention the severe damage to the course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Building that much capacity so quickly is going to be very expensive, not to mention difficult.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

On the ball there was plenty to please the eye, not to mention the resilience to close a game out – a key criticism of that World Cup campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Presidents, 12 Supreme Court Justices and a couple dozen Nobel laureates, not to mention three current MLB GMs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

And all them dull announce-ments, not to mention them dull sermons?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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