none other than
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—used to show that one is surprised or impressed by the person or thing one is about to mention
It turns out I was sitting next to none other than the founder of the magazine.
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That name is none other than Las Vegas Raiders wideout Jakobi Meyers.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Joining us at the Summit will be none other than Kamala Harris.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Instead, this plot point seems to be a way for the Monster creators to flip the story of The Silence of the Lambs, in which serial killer Hannibal Lecter helps the FBI find another killer, Buffalo Bill — who was inspired by none other than Ed Gein.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Paid for by none other than THE US TAX PAYERS.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Joining us at the Summit will be none other than Kamala Harris.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Instead, this plot point seems to be a way for the Monster creators to flip the story of The Silence of the Lambs, in which serial killer Hannibal Lecter helps the FBI find another killer, Buffalo Bill — who was inspired by none other than Ed Gein.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Paid for by none other than THE US TAX PAYERS.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“None other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20other%20than. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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