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 reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, have been anything but dominant over the past month.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
While it’s been a fixture in maritime trade for over a century, the Canal’s role in shaping modern supply chain strategy is anything but historic.
—Amaan Gulacha, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The former couple’s divorce was finalized last summer and was anything but amicable.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 12 June 2025
The building sits within the Cadogan Estate, just minutes from Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and the fashionable haunts of Sloane Street and Belgravia.
Behind the building’s classic white exterior, the interiors are anything but traditional.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
While it’s been a fixture in maritime trade for over a century, the Canal’s role in shaping modern supply chain strategy is anything but historic.
—Amaan Gulacha, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The former couple’s divorce was finalized last summer and was anything but amicable.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 12 June 2025
The building sits within the Cadogan Estate, just minutes from Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and the fashionable haunts of Sloane Street and Belgravia.
Behind the building’s classic white exterior, the interiors are anything but traditional.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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