Except
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
Gag
Gag verb - To discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| power | except power | gag power |
Both words in one sentence
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A similar gag happens in "Yankee Doodle Mouse" except that Tom holds the firework up instead of placing it on his nose.
Source: Matryoshka Object - While the comic has always been more character-based than gag-based (except for the actual gag strips), everything post-miscarriage has swung a lot more to the dramatic than pre-miscarriage.
Source: Cerebus Syndrome / Web Comics - The entire thing is one long mythology gag for the entire Star Trek franchise, except that it isn't a humorous episode — all the humor is meta, while the plot is serious.
Source: Mythology Gag / Live-Action TV
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