that's not to say

idiom

: that does not mean
It's odd, but that's not to say that it's bad.

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Of course, that's not to say Kelson isn't a bit eccentric... Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 June 2025 But that's not to say that a rate cute would necessarily bring down borrowing rates for homebuyers, said Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst for LendingTree, in a research note. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 June 2025 However, that's not to say retinol is overlooked all together. Sarah Han, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025 But that's not to say inflation has disappeared from the equation altogether. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that's not to say

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“That's not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%27s%20not%20to%20say. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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