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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Their story of leadership and love was anything but conventional, but the duo have been remembered as steadfast rulers and true lovebirds.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Their relationship has been anything but smooth—May once played the part of faithful admirer to Storm, but ultimately betrayed her, taking the championship at All In 2024.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
While the front of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home might be on the unsuspecting side, the interior of the house certainly is anything but.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
Melissa was too poor to offer him anything but another notch in his belt.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Their relationship has been anything but smooth—May once played the part of faithful admirer to Storm, but ultimately betrayed her, taking the championship at All In 2024.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
While the front of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home might be on the unsuspecting side, the interior of the house certainly is anything but.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
Melissa was too poor to offer him anything but another notch in his belt.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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