short of
preposition
: other than
especially
: of a lesser degree than
had few options short of replacing the motor
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Even with a franchise-best payroll of $187 million entering this year, one that placed 13th of 30 MLB teams, the Diamondbacks fall well short of a Padres payroll that now stands at $213 million and eighth in baseball, per Fangraphs.com.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Last season, Allen and his team came up just short of the Super Bowl, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The boat, which served as a temporary visitor attraction on Lake Michigan's shoreline, sold for $2,525 on Aug. 5 after a less-than-stellar two-week bidding process — falling short of the county's hoped-for $20,000.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Pritzker also vowed to protect 30 Texas Democrats who left their state for Illinois in an effort to block a GOP vote on the redistricting plan by leaving the legislature short of the quorum that’s necessary in order to hold votes.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Last season, Allen and his team came up just short of the Super Bowl, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The boat, which served as a temporary visitor attraction on Lake Michigan's shoreline, sold for $2,525 on Aug. 5 after a less-than-stellar two-week bidding process — falling short of the county's hoped-for $20,000.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Pritzker also vowed to protect 30 Texas Democrats who left their state for Illinois in an effort to block a GOP vote on the redistricting plan by leaving the legislature short of the quorum that’s necessary in order to hold votes.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20of. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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