Except and Outside of

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".

Both terms in one sentence

  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Recap / Doctor Who S32 E13 "The Wedding of River Song" 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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