save for
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: not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something)
The park was deserted save for a few joggers.
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That was about as dangerous as St. Louis was for the duration, save for a couple of other near misses.
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
By letting employees choose what happened to unspent travel allowances (get it in their next paycheck, save for future trips or donate to charity), the program achieved 100% compliance within six months.
—Par Chadha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
No green space exists on the Plaza currently, save for the sloping embankments to the south of the Plaza along Brush Creek.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
The fertility rate has been falling for almost a decade, save for a brief pandemic baby boom.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
By letting employees choose what happened to unspent travel allowances (get it in their next paycheck, save for future trips or donate to charity), the program achieved 100% compliance within six months.
—Par Chadha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
No green space exists on the Plaza currently, save for the sloping embankments to the south of the Plaza along Brush Creek.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
The fertility rate has been falling for almost a decade, save for a brief pandemic baby boom.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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