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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This isn’t the universe punishing you, but encouraging you to be resourceful and always save for a rainy day.
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
His full-time maintenance job notwithstanding, Elias hasn’t been able to save for an apartment for himself and his daughter on his $22 an hour wage.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The style, which originally retailed for $1,560, is currently unavailable, save for resale platforms.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2025
There were no major returning actors or ongoing storylines, save for the Yautja’s somewhat inexplicable obsession with intergalactic trophy hunting, and most attempts to reboot the property failed to explain why this series should exist in the first place.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
His full-time maintenance job notwithstanding, Elias hasn’t been able to save for an apartment for himself and his daughter on his $22 an hour wage.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The style, which originally retailed for $1,560, is currently unavailable, save for resale platforms.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2025
There were no major returning actors or ongoing storylines, save for the Yautja’s somewhat inexplicable obsession with intergalactic trophy hunting, and most attempts to reboot the property failed to explain why this series should exist in the first place.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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