none of the above
idiom
: not any of the choices listed above
The correct answer is "none of the above."
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Investigation found that none of the above caused the sudden increase in deaths.
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Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Of course, none of the above factories have all the answers.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And while none of the above needs to be an immediate worry of the NFL’s, college football a competitor/collaborator, in an unstable state, with direct impact on the league’s future.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To be clear, none of the above condones the plot that Trump and Abbott are attempting to hatch.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
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Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Of course, none of the above factories have all the answers.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And while none of the above needs to be an immediate worry of the NFL’s, college football a competitor/collaborator, in an unstable state, with direct impact on the league’s future.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To be clear, none of the above condones the plot that Trump and Abbott are attempting to hatch.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
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“None of the above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20of%20the%20above. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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