Besides and If not

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Besides adverb - In addition.

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If not and besides are semantically related In some cases you can use "If not" instead a preposition "Besides".

If not adverb - Perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than.

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Besides and if not are semantically related in other than topic. Sometimes you can use "Besides" instead a preposition phrase "If not".

Tahu, besides possessing the elemental power of fire and the Mask of Shielding, gained most (if not all) of the 42 Makuta powers as well, and has Adaptive Armor.

Source: Superpower Lottery
Besides, what's modern politics about if not image building and presenting narratives people believe anyway?

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Edward is just as bad (if not worse, given his stalker-ish tendencies), and practically every other male thinks about little besides Bella.

Source: Hormone-Addled Teenager

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