anything but
idiom
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
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The Substance’s conclusion is anything but elegiac, however.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Díaz de la Portilla’s ouster in the District 1 race was anything but certain given past outcomes.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
At just 14, Carole Keefer felt anything but balanced.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
While the Bears don’t have anything but the NFL Draft to worry about with a 4-12 record coming into the game, the Packers do have some seeding to look at in the NFC playoff bracket.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Díaz de la Portilla’s ouster in the District 1 race was anything but certain given past outcomes.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
At just 14, Carole Keefer felt anything but balanced.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
While the Bears don’t have anything but the NFL Draft to worry about with a 4-12 record coming into the game, the Packers do have some seeding to look at in the NFC playoff bracket.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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