aside from

Definition of aside fromnext
as in except
not including aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term

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Recent Examples of aside from Mind you, there are a number of drawbacks, aside from not having anything like an actual hydrogen economy to supply the fuel – and certainly not one that doesn't depend on fossil fuels. David Szondy march 26, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026 What the trap revealed, aside from being the first of its kind to be discovered in picturesque surroundings, was a terrible ordeal for whale and human alike. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026 That kind of statline was not out of the ordinary for Green, aside from the scoreless aspect. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 The report includes all the group’s direct operations and joint ventures, aside from footwear insole maker Ortholite, which joined the group in October. Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aside 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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  • Videos of the first lady walking beside the robot quickly went viral online and accumulated hundreds of thousands of views and curious comments from social media users, but little was said about who made the robot and what it’s used for.
    Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And nothing compares to waking up beside Alice Lake, where sunrise casts the 9,899-foot El Capitan in pale honey light—an image almost perfectly mirrored in gently lapping water below.
    Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
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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
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
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  • There are 70 structures to explore, and what sets it apart from sites such as Angkor Wat is the construction techniques – the Cham people used red bricks decorated with intricate carvings, and historians have failed to work out how these bricks were fired.
    Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But apart from one repair shop for armored vehicles in western Ukraine, none of these projects has materialized.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • One of Bob Markle’s favorite tales had its setting a few years before World War II, when, except for walking, the only access to northern Wisconsin’s back country was by old logging railways.
    Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Massachusetts requires mail-in ballots to be counted by the close of Election Day, except for the biennial state election which allows three extra days for ballots to be counted that are postmarked by Election Day.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Aside from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside%20from. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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