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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Trump and Pelosi’s relationship has been nothing short of rocky.
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Furiosa’s arc across the two films is nothing short of mythological.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
Trump and Pelosi’s relationship has been nothing short of rocky.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Chalamet’s style—spanning Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford to Martine Rose—is nothing short of modern.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Furiosa’s arc across the two films is nothing short of mythological.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Nothing short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20short%20of. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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