as in except
not including
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
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Every Republican except for Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and John Curtis (R-Utah) voted for it.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
In order to fit the trainer into her budget, Craven got rid of her streaming services and stopped eating out except for special occasions.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The final projects are broken down by each of the city's nine voting districts, with nine projects in every district except for the 4th, which has six, per an Axios review.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In fact, all of the top nominees benefited from that math, except for Johnson, who got all eight of his nominations as the artist without writing or producing any of his entries.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
In order to fit the trainer into her budget, Craven got rid of her streaming services and stopped eating out except for special occasions.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The final projects are broken down by each of the city's nine voting districts, with nine projects in every district except for the 4th, which has six, per an Axios review.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In fact, all of the top nominees benefited from that math, except for Johnson, who got all eight of his nominations as the artist without writing or producing any of his entries.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for except for
Preposition
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At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2020
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The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
1 June 2020
Preposition
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On a recent evening, a few hundred students gathered at the Institute, the Church’s center beside the U’s campus.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Verstappen starts seventh, beside Carlos Sainz, who has had his best start since joining Williams ahead of this season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati.com,
2 June 2020
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The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.—
Niharika Sharma,
Quartz India,
31 May 2020
Preposition
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If the documentary presented him as a sort of accidental artist, with little other than his id propelling him from drawing to drawing, a more intentional drive emerges in the biography.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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But part of it is because Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, along with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, are pioneers in space tourism, allowing people other than astronauts to journey to the edges of the Earth.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
1 June 2020
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Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.—
Robert Klemko,
Washington Post,
30 May 2020
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