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nothing short of
The equivalent of, the same as, as in His accusation is nothing short of slander. This term is slightly stronger than little short of, meaning “almost the same as,” as in Her claim is little short of stupid. The first term dates from about 1800, the second from about 1830. Also see short of.
Example Sentences
Sentencing, Judge Tim Gittins told him "you made a deliberate decision to make off" and "it is nothing short of a miracle" there were not multiple fatalities.
During the fireside chat at the conference Farage also praised the embrace of digital assets in the US as "nothing short of fantastic", saying he wanted to make London "one of the major trading centres of the world".
In light of the alarm bells being sounded by his colleagues about the current climate of threats and insults directed at judges and the essential credibility of an independent judiciary, it was nothing short of bizarre to hear the same language deployed by a justice himself, to discredit the integrity of the Article III judiciary.
Reports that the White House may propose nearly a 50% cut to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate are both mind-boggling and, if true, nothing short of disastrous.
“This act of courage, along with Alijah’s incredible will to survive, has been nothing short of miraculous,” the family said in a statement Friday.
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