Except
Except preposition - Not including.
Usage example: the store is open daily except Sundays
Outside of is a synonym for except in other than topic. In some cases you can use "Outside of" instead a preposition "Except". informal substitute
Outside of
Outside of preposition - Not including.
Usage example: outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices
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Synonyms for Outside of
Except is a synonym for outside of in apart from topic. You can use "Except" instead a preposition phrase "Outside of".
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- Market-Based Title: Didou is also known as Louie in most other countries outside of France, except the US, where he is known as Sam instead.
Source: Western Animation / Didou - All female Others use magic instead of conventional makeup (except Svetlana, who reveals in New Watch that she has stopped using magic outside of the apartment in order to retain her humanity).
Source: Mundane Utility / Literature -
Except all the messages responding to River's distress beacon inside the collapsed timeline are coming from outside of it, where time is apparently still working normally.
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