short of
preposition
: other than
especially
: of a lesser degree than
had few options short of replacing the motor
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Crane, who ran off GM James Click after the Astros won the 2022 World Series, might grow restless with anything short of another title.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Click to implant a memory, type in a few salient details, and watch as an AI algorithm brings it to life — a Pixar-ish short of what had, until a few seconds ago, existed merely in the mind’s eye.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Still, Fried stepped short of sweeping predictions for 2026.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
That falls short of the IP67 rating of the Middleton II and IPX7 of the Soundcore Boom Plus 2, though.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Click to implant a memory, type in a few salient details, and watch as an AI algorithm brings it to life — a Pixar-ish short of what had, until a few seconds ago, existed merely in the mind’s eye.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Still, Fried stepped short of sweeping predictions for 2026.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
That falls short of the IP67 rating of the Middleton II and IPX7 of the Soundcore Boom Plus 2, though.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20of. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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