Except and Gag

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 and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gag" instead a verb "Except".

Gag

Gag verb - To discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Except and gag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Gag".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

power except power gag power

Both words in one sentence

  • Matryoshka Object A similar gag happens in "Yankee Doodle Mouse" except that Tom holds the firework up instead of placing it on his nose.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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