apart from

as in except
not including apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape

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Recent Examples of apart from As officials in La Grange Park mull ways to give the village a cohesive look while setting it apart from neighboring communities, one element could stand out. Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 This emphasis on character underscores the human element in collaboration, exposing not only what can set humans apart from AI, but exposing the challenges humans face in cultivating the behaviors associated with collaboration. Mary Crossan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The Pick Six column proves why Daniels’ achievement stands apart from anything any rookie quarterback has accomplished in the Super Bowl era. Mike Sando, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 That said, apart from anticipation of Trump sitting in the Oval Office, muted back-to-back inflation readings for December also buoyed animal spirits in the markets: All sectors of the market ended the week in the green. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for apart from 
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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
  • 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
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  • Writing here about Cave’s unhinged vision of Elvis Presley’s birth in Tupelo, Mississippi, however, with his Revelation-on-a-moonshine-and-smack-bender shtick, is kind of beside the point.
    SPIN Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, the dog lies on the ground with a perplexed facial expression as the small, autonomous device that cleans floors by vacuuming goes over his paw and beside him.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
  • 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
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  • Employment attorneys and union representatives emphasize that OPM, which handles many human resource matters for federal workers, lacks the authority to promise paid leave for government employees other than its own.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
  • No One Can Afford to Attend Another Redditor said that the poster needs to ignore hypotheticals and opinions other than her own.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • All of these crafts are generally celebrated, except for CG and VFX, which are largely perceived as something that requires less effort or craft than practical work.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
  • All of the hotels' public spaces and facilities are accessible for guests with disabilities, except for the spa, which is only partially accessible.
    Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
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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
  • 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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“Apart from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart%20from. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

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