Except and Tear down

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Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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

Tear down verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Except and tear down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Tear down".

Ansem Retort also used the REAGAN SMASH joke mentioned below...except this time Reagan turned into The Incredible Hulk and really did tear down the Berlin Wall.

Source: Useful Notes / Ronald Reagan
And again in "Bart After Dark" with those who are gathered to tear down the burlesque house and people sing 'We Put the Spring in Sprinfield' ... except Marge who was out renting the bulldozer.

Source: Spontaneous Choreography
Utterly devastating in all against anything they can get in range of except aircraft and tanks (they can moderately damage the latter though), two or three will tear down even the strongest structures in the game in seconds.

Source: Videogame Flamethrowers Suck

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