with the exception of
idiom
: not including (someone or something)
It's all here, with the exception of the sweater.
With the (notable) exception of the bland soup, the food was very good.
Everyone should be there, with the (possible) exception of my brother.
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Though his father was born in Jamaica, Thomas has never been there, and, with the exception of his birth, has lived within the U.S. all of his life.
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The characters, with the exception of Evans’ limelight-basking Human Torch and Chiklis’ empathetic Thing, are blandly underwritten and anemically interpreted.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
This year’s outcome document, the Sevilla Commitment, is supported by most of the U.N.’s member states, with the exception of the United States.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Mexico, which is the U.S.’s top trading partner, along with Canada earlier this year were slapped with 25 percent tariffs — with the exception of goods covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 12 July 2025
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The characters, with the exception of Evans’ limelight-basking Human Torch and Chiklis’ empathetic Thing, are blandly underwritten and anemically interpreted.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
This year’s outcome document, the Sevilla Commitment, is supported by most of the U.N.’s member states, with the exception of the United States.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Mexico, which is the U.S.’s top trading partner, along with Canada earlier this year were slapped with 25 percent tariffs — with the exception of goods covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 12 July 2025
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“With the exception of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20the%20exception%20of. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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