Except and Stop

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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

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

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Except and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

characters	except characters	stop characters
anyone	except anyone	stop anyone

Alternately, missing a lot of beats (except in RUNNER) causes the music to stop entirely except for a metronome (in the games after BEAT).

Source: Variable Mix
The third game ramps it up that no matter what you did (except for one Take a Third Option faction ending of the second), your actions did nothing to stop the Drakons' rise.

Source: Happy Ending Override
The finale of the first season has a similar scene, except that now Adrien is confident enough to speak up and stop her (and that Lila is more at fault then he ever was).

Source: Book Ends / Western Animation

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