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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Plenty of items and objects emit radiation, from smartphones and microwaves to televisions and smoke detectors.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025 -
This isn’t to say that Mendín objects to the slew of national and international restaurants that have descended on the Miami area over the past several years.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ziggi’s Coffee All customers can get a $1 16-oz Daily Brew, Iced Coffee, or Cold Brew in-store only (excludes Gold Rush).—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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That tally excludes renewals, job changes, petitions involving multiple employers and other circumstances.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The President reportedly watches hours of cable news every day, and frequently complains about coverage in real time.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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There has been a consistent pattern with Florida football where a group of Gators fans complains about the current head coach, sportswriters mock them for having unrealistic expectations, and then those fans turn out to be totally correct.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The rule bans the construction of roads, and the commercial uses those roads enable, in 45 million acres of Forest Service land.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Approval would require lifting the station ownership limit, which bans broadcasters from reaching more than 39% of the national audience.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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The bill would codify an executive order already in effect that prohibits physicians, clinics and hospitals from providing medications or surgeries for minors seeking gender transition.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Much of this is exactly what the Supreme Court has said the First Amendment prohibits the federal government from doing.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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At least six Starbucks stores in the capital region are among those slated to close this weekend, as the company shutters underperforming locations across North America and eliminates 900 non-retail jobs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Apple's obnoxious $100-or-$200-per-tier upgrade pricing for storage and RAM is usually the worst part about any of its products, so any upgrade that eliminates that upcharge for anyone is worth calling out.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This prevents the formation of large turbulent swirls that can destabilize a conventional canopy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Leaving this out of the story of tenure prevents scholars from effectively withstanding attacks that seek to remake how academic labor is performed today.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Excepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excepts. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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