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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Even if lawmakers make the contests nominally nonpartisan, the wide leeway for political activity by justice candidates could effectively lead to Republican vs. Democratic races in all but name.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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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 9 May. 2025.
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