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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Go bigger, bolder, or more intricate with statement stones and detailed flourishes that would traditionally cost months to save for.
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Elena Odulak, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2025
But all of those shows focus on adults (save for a few Stark children) and were aimed at adult audiences.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Everything’s gone by now, save for the helmet.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Outside of his lair, the world looks barren and deserted, save for a few glowing red rifts in the ground where the world is connected to the Upside Down.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
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Elena Odulak, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2025
But all of those shows focus on adults (save for a few Stark children) and were aimed at adult audiences.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Everything’s gone by now, save for the helmet.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Outside of his lair, the world looks barren and deserted, save for a few glowing red rifts in the ground where the world is connected to the Upside Down.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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