all but

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all but
Adverb
  • The country is installing wind and solar projects faster than any other nation and today has almost half the world’s wind farms, USA TODAY previously reported.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There is nothing harder in sports right now than winning a Ryder Cup on the road, and New Yorkers will almost certainly make sure that reality remains intact.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Buying into the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in 2021 was practically a bargain.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The security guarantees that matter are the ones that practically shape the battlefield.
    ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Intel rallied over 20% in the past week and has seen a year-to-date gain of nearly 80%.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
  • On a protein kick like nearly everyone else?
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Officials said during Thursday’s news conference that about 660,000 Californians will be affected if credits are not renewed.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the initiative will award $50 million to about a dozen projects looking at finding the causes of autism and improving outcomes for autistic individuals.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
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“All but.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20but. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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