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by no means

Idioms  
  1. Also, not by any means. In no way, certainly not. For example, He is by no means a weak opponent, or Not by any means will I go along with that decision. [Late 1400s]


Example Sentences

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Which makes this week’s reaction to an entertaining—but by no means original —treatise on the impact of artificial intelligence on the world’s biggest economy all the more puzzling.

From Barron's

Those models are by no means perfect—and they’re constantly getting refined and recalibrated.

From Barron's

Those models are by no means perfect—and they’re constantly getting refined and recalibrated.

From Barron's

Noticed to the point that Milan is by no means the designer’s Olympic debut.

From Los Angeles Times

Attempts by smaller pockets of European powers to work together to advance European strategic independence are by no means always successful.

From BBC