nothing if not

idiom

: to an extreme degree : very
He is nothing if not persistent.

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The tastemaker brings to light a particularly poignant anecdote to illustrate the fact that her style decisions in the White House were nothing if not calculated — in many cases exerting a certain degree of soft power. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025 Hedda is nothing if not a showcase for both the star and her director Nia DaCosta, with the latter setting the drama in 1950s English high society and giving everything a garish, gloriously over-the-top aesthetic that suggests Downton Abbey via Baz Luhrmann. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025 The film’s ever-so-slightly absurd sincerity is nothing if not brazen. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025 The strikes in 2023 sounded an early alarm bell about the damage Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy would bring, and LA’s westside was nothing if not Kamala country… before it got burned to the ground in a fire set by someone possibly suffering Chatbot psychosis. John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nothing if not

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“Nothing if not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20if%20not. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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