as in except
not including
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
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To win the $1 million prize, the ticket matched all five of the Mega Millions numbers except for the final Mega Ball number.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
The trail is open daily except for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
All are free of charge except for the sessions with the headlining authors, Malcolm Gladwell and Matthew McConaughey.
Follow me on LinkedIn.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
The trail is open daily except for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
All are free of charge except for the sessions with the headlining authors, Malcolm Gladwell and Matthew McConaughey.
Follow me on LinkedIn.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/except%20for. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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