anything but
idiom
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
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Grit Is Non-Negotiable Leading is anything but smooth sailing.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The New York City home where Megan Rapinoe lives with her fiancée, WNBA legend Sue Bird, is anything but boring.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
This seemingly free and easy infant-feeding technique is anything but.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Big environmental impacts like global greenhouse gas emissions can feel abstract, but for the people living near big cattle operations, the externalities from these facilities are anything but.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The New York City home where Megan Rapinoe lives with her fiancée, WNBA legend Sue Bird, is anything but boring.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
This seemingly free and easy infant-feeding technique is anything but.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Big environmental impacts like global greenhouse gas emissions can feel abstract, but for the people living near big cattle operations, the externalities from these facilities are anything but.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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