aside from

as in except
not including aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term

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Recent Examples of aside from One of the Boston Red Sox's clear needs this offseason, aside from pitching, is to address who will play first base next season. Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 Infinite should have hosted Halo content for years after its launch, but aside from regular multiplayer updates, it’s long been abandoned. Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025 For Major League Soccer, Decision Day is one of the most important days of the season, aside from the MLS Cup championship match. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 Naroditsky, who at 18 became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from world chess champion, had denied the cheating allegations and accused Kramnik of trying to ruin his life. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aside from
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  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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  • Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Set on almost two acres beside a working horse farm, the property feels like a private resort hidden in plain sight.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020
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  • The details surrounding the case, which became the subject of Netflix’s 2015 documentary Making a Murderer, remain unclear, with no official cause of death apart from homicide and no eyewitnesses to the crime.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Jackson played in only six defensive snaps in Week 5 and has not seen much action apart from that.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Oct. 2025
  • All of these are nocturnal except for the ground hogs.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Aside from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside%20from. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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