all but
[adverb]
Synonyms: nearly, about, almost, approximately, most, much, nearabout, nigh, practically, well-nigh, as good as, as much as, essentially

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all but
almost completely

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all but
all but (something)
1.
almost.
In some places, bus service has all but disappeared.

2.
everyone or everything except those mentioned.
All but the weakest plants survived the hot weather.

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all but something
all but (something)
1.
almost.
In some places, bus service has all but disappeared.

2.
everyone or everything except those mentioned.
All but the weakest plants survived the hot weather.

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all but
adv. phr. Very nearly; almost.
Crows all but destroyed a farmer's field of corn.
The hikers were exhausted and all but frozen when they were found.

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