nothing less than
idiom
1
—used to give emphasis to a description
The idea is nothing less than revolutionary.
2
—used to say that something is the least that a situation, person, etc., requires or will accept
He demands nothing less than the best service.
I want nothing less than a full refund!
This job requires nothing less than our best effort.
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Their Hollywood love story may have been photogenic, but their split has been nothing less than a legal drama with no end yet written.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 June 2024
As all this transpires, what’s happening in Riley’s brain is that Anxiety, facing off against Joy and the other four primal emotions, is engaged in nothing less than a war over Riley’s Sense of Self.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 June 2024
The city’s main intake site for new arrivals has become nothing less than a modern-day Ellis Island.
—Juan Proaño, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
That is best embodied by the game’s assault rifle, which was nothing less than a steampunk monstrosity.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 June 2024
As all this transpires, what’s happening in Riley’s brain is that Anxiety, facing off against Joy and the other four primal emotions, is engaged in nothing less than a war over Riley’s Sense of Self.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 June 2024
The city’s main intake site for new arrivals has become nothing less than a modern-day Ellis Island.
—Juan Proaño, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
That is best embodied by the game’s assault rifle, which was nothing less than a steampunk monstrosity.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Nothing less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20less%20than. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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