not by any means

phrase

: in no way : not at all
It's not by any means certain that he'll come.
I was not happy about the arrangements by any means, but I agreed to do it.

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California law allows competitors to recruit each other’s employees — but not by any means. Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026 But Tharpe's opinion is not by any means the final word. Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026 American presidents traditionally favor low-key interior decoration, tending to follow George Washington, who advocated ‘a plain and neat manner, not by any means in an extravagant style’. Craig Brown, Air Mail, 10 May 2025 These two research papers have provided valuable information on how AI models work — not by any means a complete understanding, but at least a glimpse. Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 But make no mistake, the host is not by any means saying the contestants do not stink. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025 The dual themes gave audiences plenty to unpack and the references mentioned here are not by any means a definitive or exhaustive list of all that was included. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025 It should be noted that McCormack is not by any means a writer of westerns; his work is much harder to categorize. Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024 And that’s not by any means to point the finger away from me. Scott Miller, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023

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“Not by any means.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20by%20any%20means. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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