Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Common collocations
| response | except response | justify response |
| power | except power | justify power |
| characters | except characters | justify characters |
Both words in one sentence
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Most of the other campers are simply not wearing pants at all—except that one episode where EVERYONE wears pants to justify being pants'd by Edward.
Source: Long Pants -
Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism: All species except Humans and Liir have this — in the Hivers' case their status as Bee People justify it.
Source: Video Game / Sword of the Stars - It mostly works like normal military, except that it strongly advertises that everything it does - in Germany or abroad - is to "protect" something regarding Germany to justify them being there.
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