except 1 of 3

variants also excepting

except

2 of 3

verb

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except

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conjunction

variants also excepting
as in only
if it were not for the fact that I'd go, except it's too far

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Recent Examples of except
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
Shuttle service will be available at all stations excepting Winchester Center, with riders encouraged to use Wedgemere Station as an alternative shuttle stop. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025 Global oil demand slows That would be the slowest annual increase since the 2008 global financial crisis (excepting the pandemic), with the contraction particularly acute in emerging markets, the IEA reported. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for except
Recent Examples of Synonyms for except
Preposition
  • 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
Verb
  • Simmons and Stanley objected to Criss and Frehley being inducted instead of then-guitarist Tommy Thayer and then-drummer Eric Singer.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • For context, the human eye is capable of detecting night sky objects with a magnitude lower than +6 under ideal conditions.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The opening result excluding previews is in line with Captain Underpants, and above Sonic 3 and Paw Patrol.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
  • After crunching the numbers to exclude armies of data-scraping AI bots, the Wikimedia Foundation says that between March and August this year, the number of Wikipedia page views coming from real humans declined by 8% year-on-year.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • 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
Verb
  • Police body cam footage recreates the months that led up to the tragic shooting, reconstructing the tale of a woman who frequently complained about the neighborhood's kids and hurled racial slurs at them before claiming the life of one of their mothers.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For example, the brand had to reissue and had to rebrand its peptide lip treatment after customers complained about the texture.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has issued orders seeking to ban the use of mail ballots or at least the counting of those cast by Election Day but received afterward — a common practice in both Democratic and Republican states.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The tush push has been a constant story this season after the play fell just short of receiving the necessary votes in the offseason to ban it.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And a ballistic Sean Payton dash onto the field to protest the call that led to another flag and the distance to the end zone cut to a yard.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Peaceful protesting with song and dance Despite the many criticisms that anti-Trump protesters came to preach, there were displays of optimism, hope and whimsy in several cities.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Apple exec said leagues could eliminate blackouts, have more streaming bundles, and ask media partners to make accessible features that allow multitasking streams to show games happening simultaneously, even those on different platforms.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … TED JENKIN – Should all 50 states eliminate income tax?
    , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025

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