Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Throw away and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw away" instead a verb "Except".
Throw away
Throw away verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Except and throw away are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Throw away".
Both terms in one sentence
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This is made easier in the NES version in which when throwing away stuff in the sewer, it won't let you throw away any evidence you need so you can just throw everything except those items.
Source: Video Game / Déjà Vu - Nothing your opponent can do except watch you gradually throw away their entire deck, including all their victory points.
Source: Game Breaker / Tabletop Games - In the "Lost Plane Crash" sketch, all the survivors (except the Only Sane Man Jeremy) think they're stranded far away from civilization, when in reality it's a stone's throw away.
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