in all/everything but name
idiom
: not in an official way but in every other way
Military governors ruled the country in all but name for many years.
Their marriage was over in all but name five years ago.
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Picard's unexpected departure inadvertently plunges Riker into the ultimate job interview, a Kobayashi Maru test in all but name.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 18 June 2025
Even if lawmakers make the contests nominally nonpartisan, the wide leeway for political activity by justice candidates could effectively lead to Republican vs. Democratic races in all but name.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The cable systems eventually landed successfully in the arms of Charter Communications while life for the iconic Time Inc. magazines has been anything but stable, from the end of Entertainment Weekly to the demise of Sports Illustrated in all but name only.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The estate of Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, who also created ER, is suing Warner Bros. Television, Wells, Wyle, and Gemmill for breach of contract, claiming that The Pitt is a reboot of ER in all but name.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 18 June 2025
Even if lawmakers make the contests nominally nonpartisan, the wide leeway for political activity by justice candidates could effectively lead to Republican vs. Democratic races in all but name.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The cable systems eventually landed successfully in the arms of Charter Communications while life for the iconic Time Inc. magazines has been anything but stable, from the end of Entertainment Weekly to the demise of Sports Illustrated in all but name only.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The estate of Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, who also created ER, is suing Warner Bros. Television, Wells, Wyle, and Gemmill for breach of contract, claiming that The Pitt is a reboot of ER in all but name.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“In all/everything but name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all%2Feverything%20but%20name. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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