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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Once incisions are closed and patients wake up, surgeons outfit them in a corset, instructing them to wear it 24/7 (save for showering) for about three months.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
The silhouette of the loose tank was so long that the garment covered most of the coordinated miniskirt, save for a few inches of fabric.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
In effect, Wales had created two groups that were essentially the same — save for the fact that one group received the shingles vaccine and one group did not.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025
In fact everything at NIOSH was eliminated save for the WTCHP, but the swinging ax also loped off the head of the WTCHP, crippling it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
The silhouette of the loose tank was so long that the garment covered most of the coordinated miniskirt, save for a few inches of fabric.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
In effect, Wales had created two groups that were essentially the same — save for the fact that one group received the shingles vaccine and one group did not.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025
In fact everything at NIOSH was eliminated save for the WTCHP, but the swinging ax also loped off the head of the WTCHP, crippling it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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