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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The ultimate fixes are not going to be easy to implement, but are relatively straightforward to identify, starting with leadership that is actually committed to improving things, which is why Swain’s earlier move to institute a receiver in all but name was positive.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Their clash with Inter in Seattle next Wednesday now looks like a potential classic: a knockout clash in all but name.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Senior party members were considered too high in rank for common laojiao, but many suffered the same fate in everything but name.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2013
Picard's unexpected departure inadvertently plunges Riker into the ultimate job interview, a Kobayashi Maru test in all but name.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 18 June 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Their clash with Inter in Seattle next Wednesday now looks like a potential classic: a knockout clash in all but name.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Senior party members were considered too high in rank for common laojiao, but many suffered the same fate in everything but name.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2013
Picard's unexpected departure inadvertently plunges Riker into the ultimate job interview, a Kobayashi Maru test in all but name.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 18 June 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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