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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  1. objects
  2. excludes
  3. complains
  4. bans
  5. prohibits
  6. eliminates
  7. prevents
Verb
  • Of course, even objects orders of magnitude smaller than the object that created the Chicxulub crater can pose a danger to Earth.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There is new photography by Chris Rhodes and Edward Rollitt, while guest artists, designers, photographers, cooks and collectors have been invited to share their work, tables and objects that matter to them.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of objects
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  • Volume excludes pricing and currency fluctuations to reflect demand more accurately.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, this is below the rate of inflation, and excludes teacher pensions.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Most of the time, Mark just flails, complains, and pouts like a giant baby, and Affleck’s twitchy, rapid-fire delivery can’t give the character any life or depth.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • China is demanding the US ease export bans on high-tech goods, like chipmaking gear; the US bitterly complains about Chinese overproduction and transhipment.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of complains
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  • Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphones unless the caller gets consent beforehand.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Thursday’s announcement formally bans Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, and four other companies from the permanent labor certification process.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bans
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  • Specifically, the law prohibits municipal governments from requiring businesses to set specific wages, benefits or working conditions under contract, and bars them from forcing businesses to join task forces formed to address those issues.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Federal law directly prohibits federal troops or armed officers, including federal law enforcement agents, from appearing at polling places during an election.
    — Danielle Friedman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibits
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  • Kwon said the South Korean military removed a North Korean minefield around the blast site on Monday and will remove other North Korean minefields placed south of the border unless North Korea voluntarily eliminates them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The New Advantages So how can small companies compete as AI eliminates the old advantages?
    — Bonnie Le Page, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminates
Verb
  • Note that having the brace installed prevents a motherboard larger than standard ATX from fitting.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Strapping the bin to something also prevents bears from carrying it away, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Excepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excepts. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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