Short of
With no
Short of and with no are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short of" instead a preposition phrase "With no".
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From Real Life: Battlefield surgeons were often able to get away with anything short of treason because if you brought them up on charges they would be taken out of the O.R., with no guarantee of a replacement.
Source: Bunny-Ears Lawyer -
Mossfoot manages to make it an And I Must Scream, a second-level bard trapped unaging forever in "cosmic lint" one point short of third-level with no way to get it, while pointing out that he can just make an Alternate Universe.
Source: Webcomic / Fuzzy Knights - Several quest items that are lying on the ground with no message whatsoever (short of searching every square in the game): the Sun Jewel and the Dragon Drops.
Source: Guide Dang It / Eastern RPG
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With no and Short of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_of/with_no
Short of & With no. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_of/with_no>.
With no or Short of. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/short_of/with_no.
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