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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The same is true of her artwork selections; save for a handful of pieces, nearly all of it was sourced from artists around the state.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Butler largely leaves it up to us to wonder what sort of virus might have brought about this crisis, save for a quip from Rye about Americans finding a way to somehow blame it on the Soviet Union.
—Aaron Boehmer
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Weekend skiing is now allowed, save for a few holiday restrictions.
—Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Sadly, save for just one — the Great Pyramid — the others have long since been destroyed by fire, earthquakes and the ravages of time and man.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Butler largely leaves it up to us to wonder what sort of virus might have brought about this crisis, save for a quip from Rye about Americans finding a way to somehow blame it on the Soviet Union.
—Aaron Boehmer
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Weekend skiing is now allowed, save for a few holiday restrictions.
—Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Sadly, save for just one — the Great Pyramid — the others have long since been destroyed by fire, earthquakes and the ravages of time and man.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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