nothing short of
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—used to give emphasis to a description
His recovery was nothing short of miraculous.
That treatment is nothing short of torture!
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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When a good dinner party is in full swing, nothing short of a disaster can stop it in its tracks.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
Elizabeth’s work as a professor and chair of the Department of Humanities at The Africa Institute was nothing short of extraordinary.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
JuJu Watkins, for the better part of two seasons, seemed nothing short of invincible.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Nothing short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20short%20of. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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