All but and Really

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All but adverb - Very close to but not completely.

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Really and all but are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb phrase "All but".

Really adverb - In actual fact.

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All but and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "All but" instead an adverb "Really".

Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

However it is also revealed Grima isn't really a god at all but rather a powerful dragon.

Source: Kill the God
Unlucky Childhood Friend: Rickety Cricket, who really wasn't Dee's friend at all but rather the only person in school pathetic enough to allow her to manipulate him.

Source: Series / It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Yes, Kazari ends up with all but one, but it's still a rather impressive show of how Not So Different the two of them really are.

Source: Series / Kamen Rider OOO

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