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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But his economic policies were anything but moderate.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 2 July 2024
The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Monday's grand opening of the new travel center was anything but as hundreds of fans descended on the site on Smiths Grove-Scottsville Road.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
What unfolds on Crash proves to be anything but formulaic.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 2 July 2024
The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Monday's grand opening of the new travel center was anything but as hundreds of fans descended on the site on Smiths Grove-Scottsville Road.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
What unfolds on Crash proves to be anything but formulaic.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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