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 However, the Cutler documentary project could examine a downside to seizing Greenland (apart from disrupting the NATO alliance): the site is strewn with hazardous material. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025 Admittedly, there’s a kind of intellectual arrogance, or moral cowardice, in holding myself apart from faith. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 The result of the fight, apart from a Paul win, catapulted the boxer into superstardom. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 Since the crash, the FAA has imposed stricter restrictions on helicopter flights near the airport until late February, apart from police and medical transport, air defense and presidential air transport. Christina Shaw, Fox News, 6 Feb. 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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  • When push comes to shove, however, the best colleague to have beside you in the trenches is one with whom you’re aligned in both heart and mind.
    Levi King, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Faced with all this communal activity, the gym seemed almost beside the point.
    Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 25 Feb. 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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  • Yet new low- and zero-emissions technologies are needed for end uses other than electricity.
    DANIEL YERGIN, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the number of people living and working somewhere other than their place of birth also continues to rise.
    Daniel Webber, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • The last decade has brought an avalanche of changes to the Kia lineup, and all for the better (except for the demise of the game-changing Stinger that went to the Great Discontinued Lineup in the Sky in 2023).
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The top 10 spots were dominated by institutions in the United States, except for Université Paris Cité in France (No. 5) and University of Toronto in Canada (No. 10).
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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