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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Statement Belts Anok Yai can convince me of anything but, a statement belt seems like a must for me this summer.
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 June 2024
That’s just a fool’s errand and a great way to ensure this season is anything but charmed.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
Cars that should have been out a while ago, like the Silverado EV and Equinox EV are just starting to show up at dealerships now, and its rollout of the Blazer EV has been anything but smooth.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
But the potential for a third candidate to qualify has made a Biden-Trump debate anything but a foregone conclusion.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 June 2024
That’s just a fool’s errand and a great way to ensure this season is anything but charmed.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
Cars that should have been out a while ago, like the Silverado EV and Equinox EV are just starting to show up at dealerships now, and its rollout of the Blazer EV has been anything but smooth.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
But the potential for a third candidate to qualify has made a Biden-Trump debate anything but a foregone conclusion.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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