excepts

verb

present tense third-person singular of except
1
as in objects
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 excludes
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 Synonyms for excepts
  1. objects
  2. excludes
  3. complains
  4. bans
  5. prohibits
  6. eliminates
  7. prevents
Verb
  • Once the agents agree, SceneSmith adds the physics that control how objects move and react.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • As required by law, the siblings subsequently both placed ads in the Los Angeles Daily Journal once a week for four consecutive weeks in June and July, giving anyone who objects to the possible change a chance to register their objection.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of objects
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  • The total excludes China, where execution data is classified as a state secret and Amnesty believes thousands of executions were carried out.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Base is the most restrictive and excludes seat selection – though it will not be sold for Mint bookings – while Standard allows customers to choose seats and has no change fees.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of excludes
Verb
  • Adrian complains that McElwee, instead of making documentaries, should have followed the lucrative path of a Hollywood director, and even reproaches him for having turned down an offer to make a TV commercial.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.
    — Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
Definition of complains
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  • The social media bans land at an already fragile moment for Snapchat.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Sehnaoui's meeting with the Israeli leader occurred as some in Lebanon have called for abolishing a 1955 law that bans dealing with Israel or having contacts with Israelis and punishes offenders with up to 10 years in jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of bans
Verb
  • The ban prohibits most outdoor fires, including those for trash disposal, yard debris, land clearing, bonfires, and campfires not contained in structures such as fire rings.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But the school’s dress code prohibits messages that are lewd, indecent, vulgar or profane.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibits
Verb
  • The lodge operates on solar energy, eliminates single-use plastics wherever possible, supports local suppliers, organizes beach clean-ups and works closely with conservation initiatives.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • As per the website, the Tornyol mosquito-hunting drone, specifically its LeSonar2 model, actively tracks and eliminates insects mid-air by combining bat-like ultrasonic sonar with intelligent processing algorithms.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of eliminates
Verb
  • The key to most waterproof formulas are waxes or silicones, which protect the pigments from water and prevents it from breaking down.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Cut-flower food also prevents bacteria in the vase’s water and maintains the pH level to reduce water bubbles that can clog stems.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
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