Except and Shut off

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Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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

Shut off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Except and shut off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Shut off".

Humorously, instead of becoming catatonic as everybody suspected, Rachel is unaffected, as she shut off all her senses (except taste) the moment she realized what was happening.

Source: Series / Alphas
There this one Buffalo Wild Wings commercial in which one of the employees pulled a switch to inform a power plant worker to shut off all power in the entire city except for the restaurant itself.

Source: Fridge Horror / Advertising
The whole place is shut off from the outside world except for a well-guarded exit controlled by the town and a shoreline that has, at most, one active boat, and is the site of odd things, or half-dead people, constantly washing up onto the beach.

Source: Surprisingly Similar Stories / Uncited Entries

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