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also excepting
as in but
not including
the store is open daily except Sundays
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1
as in to object
to present an opposing opinion or argument
I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
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2
as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
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Recent Examples of except
Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 May 2020
Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress – one branch of government – cannot remove an official in the executive branch – another branch of government – except by impeachment.
—Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation, 22 May 2020
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
While this was the seventh year in a row that Kering was lauded by the Corporate Knights index as an Industry leader, Kering was also designated as first place winner in its Corporate Knights peer group category of Retail, excepting grocery and automobile businesses.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Preposition
No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 25 May 2020
Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress – one branch of government – cannot remove an official in the executive branch – another branch of government – except by impeachment.
—Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation, 22 May 2020
Verb
Materialists shares more in common with the wry social satire of a Jane Austen novel than a classic rom-com (excepting the strange and utterly unnecessary frame story of the first cave-people to get married).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
While this was the seventh year in a row that Kering was lauded by the Corporate Knights index as an Industry leader, Kering was also designated as first place winner in its Corporate Knights peer group category of Retail, excepting grocery and automobile businesses.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for except
Preposition
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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
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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
Verb
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The Saudi fund’s panel of investment advisers unanimously objected.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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In response to such disagreements, Washington, across several administrations, objected first to the reappointment of certain members of the body and ultimately to the appointment of any new members, effectively preventing any meaningful effort to settle disputes.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That bill calls for not only excluding noncitizens from the apportionment numbers, but also a new census and round of congressional redistricting before the 2026 midterm election.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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These alliances can create competing blocs, excluding developing nations and reversing global integration.—
Jay Patel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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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
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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
Verb
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Some residents and candidates have complained that Area Towing often overcharged customers, unaware of the costs when getting their vehicles towed.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Republicans complain about the district’s heavy Democratic lean.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Since then, a handful of other Republican governors have raced to join in, banning certain food colorings from kids' lunches -- sometimes prohibiting other chemical additives, too.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1966, the group banned white members altogether, which undermined its stability, collaborative potential, and impact in the following years.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There have been pockets of dissent within the country, too, with activists marching through the streets of Tel Aviv carrying bags of flour to protest hunger.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Texas Representative Gene Wu speaks to border and immigrant advocates, community members, and civil rights organizations protesting against immigration bills outside of the John H. Reagan State Office Building in Austin on April 12, 2023.—
Peter Aitken
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Episode 6 also marked the start of a new format for Bachelor in Paradise when host Jesse Spencer revealed that no new arrivals would be joining the show and that the remaining couples would compete in compatibility challenges for the power to decide who’s eliminated and a chance to win $500,000.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 Aug. 2025
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The law is projected to cut $1 trillion mostly from Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance plans and eliminate insurance coverage for 11.8 million people over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Except.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/except. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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