short of
preposition
: other than
especially
: of a lesser degree than
had few options short of replacing the motor
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Served in a shallow pool of rich but refreshingly acidic sauce, the legs are prepared to just short of fall-off-the-bone.
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Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Amazon made a tacit acknowledgement of the uncertain economic climate, offering guidance in its quarterly earnings report that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2025
While all those new residents have brought the population back to pre-pandemic levels, the annual increase is still short of the average increase of 287,000 residents a year between 2011 and 2016.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
That’s far short of her more than $100,000 deposited at Yotta.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Amazon made a tacit acknowledgement of the uncertain economic climate, offering guidance in its quarterly earnings report that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2025
While all those new residents have brought the population back to pre-pandemic levels, the annual increase is still short of the average increase of 287,000 residents a year between 2011 and 2016.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
That’s far short of her more than $100,000 deposited at Yotta.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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“Short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20of. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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