including but not limited to
And potentially more
Including but not limited to is a legal and formal phrase used to introduce examples while making clear that the list is not exhaustive.
It signals that other items beyond those mentioned also fall within the scope of what's being discussed.
The phrase is common in contracts, policies, and regulations where precision matters: Prohibited items include but are not limited to weapons, drugs, and explosives.
In everyday speech it often sounds unnecessarily legalistic, where a simple "such as" or "like" would suffice.
- exemplificationDemonstration via instances
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- clauseProvision in agreement
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
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including but not limited toexclusively
Only, nothing else
only · solely · exhaustively · nothing but · strictly
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