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| extremity; last-ditch method (Bullfinch); ultima ratio (Andrey Truhachev); last resort (Finally, an operation called an endarterectomy, to ream out deposits in a diseased artery, may be necessary as a last resort. • The ultimate economic hit would be to disconnect Russia's banking system from the international Swift payment system. That has always been seen very much as a last resort, but Latvia has said it would send a strong message to Moscow.); ultimum remedium (ijstr.org Tanya Gesse); dead lift | |||
| last-ditch means | |||
| nuclear option (A.Rezvov) | |||
| last choice (Andrey Truhachev) | |||
| measure of last resort | |||
| last extreme measure; last resort measure | |||
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| extremities; ultimate sanction (Aleksandra007); heroic measures (Heroic measures are often taken in cases of grave injury or illness, as a last-ditch attempt to save life, limb, or eyesight. Examples include emergency trauma surgery conducted outside the operating room (such as "on-scene" surgical amputation, cricothyroidotomy, or thoracotomy), or administration of medication (such as certain antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs) at dosage levels high enough to potentially cause serious or fatal side effects. WK Alexander Demidov) | |||
| drastic measures | |||
| extreme measures | |||
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| certe (Lena Nolte) | |||
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