as in except
not including
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
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Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, except for Saturdays, March 29 and April 5, when there will no performances.
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Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump hosted every season except for the the final season, which was led by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Growing up, Edwards barely saw any Black players at local games—except for her own family.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump hosted every season except for the the final season, which was led by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Growing up, Edwards barely saw any Black players at local games—except for her own family.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for except for
Preposition
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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
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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
Preposition
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There’s been a thread of vulnerability running concurrently beside superb highs for some time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The video closes with the package delivery confirmation photo Agati received from the driver, which features a beaming Frank standing beside the box The precious clip now has over 13.9 million views on TikTok and has inspired thousands of comments.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
21 Mar. 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
Preposition
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The report found that approximately 200 truck drivers provided no other service other than shuttling other workers from place to place, then remained in their vehicles while other employees did some actual work.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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There could be no cell towers, no solar arrays, no new houses for anyone other than my father and his siblings.—
Riley Robinson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
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
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