aside from

preposition

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Recent Examples of aside from Best Away Deals One of the best things about Away luggage — aside from their durability — is the style consistency throughout their line of duffels, backpacks, and hardside luggage. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025 By Sophie Saint Thomas Aries Horoscope 2025: What the Stars Predict for You This Year 2025 is especially romantic (aside from Venus retrograde). — Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025 In fact, the only U.S. apps aside from ChatGPT that squeezed into the even more exclusive Top 5 were essentially TikTok clones. — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 In an Instagram carousel shared on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the 19-year-old daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker posted a collection of photos of herself wearing a sheer, lacy black dress featuring a floral design with nothing underneath aside from a black thong. — Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aside from
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aside from
  1. except
  2. beside
  3. besides
  4. but
  5. apart from
  6. except for
  7. other than
Preposition
  • 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
Definition of except
Preposition
  • 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
  • For the latter application, the Loki-Nav can simply be left propped up beside the kindling with the magnifying glass set to the optimum sunlight-focusing angle.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of beside
Preposition
  • 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
Definition of besides
Preposition
  • 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
Definition of but
Preposition
  • The Wilson revealed here is poles apart from the man who proposed the principled Fourteen Points, pushed through a progressive income tax and child labor reforms, named the progressive judge Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court, and created the Federal Reserve system.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
  • What sets the Ramcharger apart from the REV is the range extender.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of apart from
Preposition
  • Rock continued to stay clear of Oscar events in the years after the slap except for his attendance at a viewing party in Miami for the 95th Academy Awards.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Growing up, Edwards barely saw any Black players at local games—except for her own family.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of except for
Preposition
  • 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
  • Yet new low- and zero-emissions technologies are needed for end uses other than electricity.
    — DANIEL YERGIN, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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