save for

phrase

: not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something)
The park was deserted save for a few joggers.

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Granted, save for one image on a TV screen, no one wears a Green Lantern mask or outfit in the Lanterns pilot, but the wheels of its story have been in motion for decades by the time its premise unfolds. Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 Someone who doesn't own a car at all might be coached about how to save for one. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 Cabral finished with one save for Real Salt Lake, which is winless in five straight. ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 In a video of the evacuation Enciso pulled up on his phone, Ravenswood streets are indistinguishable from the adjacent waterway – save for cars and rooftops poking up through the flood. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for save for

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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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