none of the above
idiom
: not any of the choices listed above
The correct answer is "none of the above."
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Here are some more options worth considering if none of the above quite fit the bill for you.
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Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 7 Nov. 2025
Of course, none of the above was ever going to happen.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Investigation found that none of the above caused the sudden increase in deaths.
—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
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Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 7 Nov. 2025
Of course, none of the above was ever going to happen.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Investigation found that none of the above caused the sudden increase in deaths.
—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
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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 2 Dec. 2025.
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