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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Stone let her outfit shine, wearing minimal accessories, save for two rings.
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Tessa Petak, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The Miami Hurricanes are at home, while the entire state of Indiana – save for some in West Lafayette – is content to abandon their homes to enjoy this unexpectedly stupefying playoff march.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Weir contributed rhythm guitar and vocals for the group for over three decades until the group’s disbandment in 1995 following Garcia’s death (save for a period in 1968, where he and McKernan were left off of the roster following band disputes).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
And every one of them had a 1,000-yard rusher, save for Marino, who passed for a record 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns.
—Troy Renck The Denver Post, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
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Tessa Petak, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The Miami Hurricanes are at home, while the entire state of Indiana – save for some in West Lafayette – is content to abandon their homes to enjoy this unexpectedly stupefying playoff march.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Weir contributed rhythm guitar and vocals for the group for over three decades until the group’s disbandment in 1995 following Garcia’s death (save for a period in 1968, where he and McKernan were left off of the roster following band disputes).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
And every one of them had a 1,000-yard rusher, save for Marino, who passed for a record 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns.
—Troy Renck The Denver Post, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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