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
  • Roberts disagreed with the majority of his colleagues about whether the National Trust for Historic Preservation – which objects to the design of the ballroom – can meet the legal standard for showing it would be sufficiently harmed by the project.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Back then, Pluto was classified as a full planet, but the discovery of 1992 QB-1, as well as Kuiper Belt objects even larger than Pluto found later, raised questions about Pluto's status.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of objects
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  • Displaying inventory from multiple suppliers side by side makes the full cost of a booking easier to evaluate than a single quote viewed in isolation, particularly when one rate excludes an insurance product that another includes.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo also excludes customers who have closed an account within the past 12 months.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Changes in Water Pressure Ragsdale’s antenna immediately goes up when a homeowner complains about low water pressure.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of complains
Verb
  • The Labor Department bans private-equity firms caught misbehaving from raising money from federal pension funds.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The tax credit could present legal challenges in Michigan, which has a state constitution that bans tax benefits and other public dollars to support private education.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of bans
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  • Westlake is now under a temporary restraining order, which prohibits the town council from voting on a development plan for the data center.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The name of the teenager was not released due to a law that prohibits the identification of juveniles charged with federal crimes.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibits
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  • Puerto Rico eliminates Turkey, advances Arella Guirantes scored 21 points and Puerto Rico finished strong to eliminate Turkey 75-71 earlier.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Another new kickoff rule eliminates the kicking team’s incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminates
Verb
  • Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In perhaps the coolest reversal in the show thus far, the Lanterns are attacked with guns that produce darkness, which manifests here as smoke but prevents them from seeing or creating light constructs.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevents
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