excepts

Definition of exceptsnext
present tense third-person singular of except
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Verb
  • In this strange new world – where everyday objects loom like mountains – the tiny trio must stick together to survive, navigating water towers, sewer mazes and unpredictable robot cleaners.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • Unfortunately, any of the giant armada of smaller objects tens of meters wide is still large enough to annihilate Beijing, Lagos, or New York – objects such as the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 – and those are far harder to detect.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • However, when the AI excludes independent podcasts from the AI query result, that's a problem for podcast listeners and podcasters.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Sorsby’s case doesn’t involve the Americans with Disabilities Act as the ADA excludes compulsive gambling as a covered disability.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Never says a word, never complains about it, right?
    Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Anushka complains about the agreement that asks users to accept 97 pages of terms and conditions in 7-point font, but these guys don’t even see themselves as car manufacturers.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The 2025 law also bans gender-affirming surgeries for people under 18.
    Matthew Kelly May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • The bill bans most bets placed on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, explicitly outlawing wagers on topics including sports, weather, popular culture events, war, and death.
    Eric Henderson, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Israel prohibits many construction materials from entering Gaza, so the structure was created by welding sheets of metal together and painting them white.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • Shadé’s Law, passed in 2019, now prohibits people convicted of certain violent crimes from buying or possessing such weapons.
    Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • This expansion eliminates the complaints of the bubble teams?
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The higher rates are set to take effect as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminates several affordable student loan repayment plans and other relief options for borrowers who are financially struggling.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Gender distress plays a more pronounced role in the film later on, as two crucial scenes frame it as the insurmountable obstacle that prevents the entity’s targets from returning to a version of their previous lives.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
  • This natural state of paralysis prevents the body from physically acting out dreams, which could otherwise lead to injury, Drerup explained.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 May 2026
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“Excepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excepts. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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