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 No Scope makes clear that the path from here is anything but assured.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 May 2024
Yet Supergiant is anything but: Among the games that employees list as their favorites are classic sequels, including Diablo II, Street Fighter II and Warcraft II.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 May 2024
Yet Supergiant is anything but: Among the games that employees list as their favorites are classic sequels, including Diablo II, Street Fighter II and Warcraft II.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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