in all/everything but name

idiom

: not in an official way but in every other way
Military governors ruled the country in all but name for many years.
Their marriage was over in all but name five years ago.

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The estate of Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, who also created ER, is suing Warner Bros. Television, Wells, Wyle, and Gemmill for breach of contract, claiming that The Pitt is a reboot of ER in all but name. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Both Congress and the Union army, however, were unwilling to see the slave South recreated in all but name. Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 In other politics news: The Trump administration moved to eliminate U.S.A.I.D. in all but name. Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Since the early 1990s, a handful of wealthy families -- an oligarchy in all but name -- has dominated Greek politics. Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2014 See All Example Sentences for in all/everything but name

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“In all/everything but name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all%2Feverything%20but%20name. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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