Challenge and Except

Challenge

Challenge verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

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Except and challenge are semantically related in support topic. In some cases you can use "Except" instead a verb "Challenge".

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Usage example: I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living

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Challenge and except are semantically related in support topic. Sometimes you can use "Challenge" instead a verb "Except".

In Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, large armies of mooks present little more challenge than a single mook, except that they take more hits.

Source: Conservation Of Ninjutsu / Video Games
The reason why the Four Deva disbanded and the Oni left the Youkai Mountain is even more mysterious except for the Oni's boredom at the lack of challenge from humans.

Source: Noodle Incident / Video Games
And in the end Tsubodai is forced to abandon his conquest into Europe so he return to Karakorum in support of Guyuk and will never finish his march past Russia, except unbeknownst to him Chagahai is dead so there is no challenge to Guyuk's rule meaning he never had to leave.

Source: Literature / Conqueror

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