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also excepting
as in but
not including
the store is open daily except Sundays
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1
as in to object
to present an opposing opinion or argument
I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
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2
as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
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Recent Examples of except
Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 May 2020
Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress – one branch of government – cannot remove an official in the executive branch – another branch of government – except by impeachment.
—Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation, 22 May 2020
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Life support excepted, the most fundamental human need is companionship.
—John Rennie, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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Preposition
No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 May 2020
Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress – one branch of government – cannot remove an official in the executive branch – another branch of government – except by impeachment.
—Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation, 22 May 2020
Verb
Nor is there any depth whatsoever to a host of support characters played by attractive actors who don’t get to do a lot of acting here, perhaps excepting an alternately lively and too-strenuous Ayden Cross as Shaw’s flatmate Ella.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Life support excepted, the most fundamental human need is companionship.
—John Rennie, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for except
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
Verb
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Anyone who is seen as objecting to this mission in either party is objecting to long overdue change in Washington.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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At least one police group had objected that officers weren't given a chance to challenge the information about them before it was entered into the database, and that only serious misconduct should be entered.—
Tom Jackman and Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Understandably, nominees bristled at the decision to exclude their work in live form.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2%, beating economists’ expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 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
Verb
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Developers themselves have complained that their companies are not doing enough to weed out harassment online.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
21 Feb. 2025
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And no one can seem to stop complaining about it—lowering egg prices was even a primary talking point in Trump’s run for the presidency.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The move follows a pilot program during the current school year where more than 100 of the state's 237 school districts banned phones.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Naperville’s review of existing regulations comes in the wake of the Elgin City Council this month tentatively approving an ordinance that would ban the advertisement, display, sale or delivery of any products containing delta-8 or delta-9 THC without a state license.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Thousands protested across the U.S. on Presidents’ Day.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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While foreign ships are allowed to pass through EEZs under freedom of navigation rules, the Philippines has protested China's maritime forces for unlawfully asserting jurisdiction as well as Beijing's construction of artificial islands within its EEZ.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Companies across industries have scrambled to reduce carbon footprints, embrace renewable energy, and eliminate waste; all in pursuit of a more environmentally friendly future.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Streamlining licensing processes would reduce delays, eliminate redundant administrative costs and ensure that taxpayer dollars are used more effectively.—
Charles E. Sydnor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Except.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/except. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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