Except for
Except for preposition - Not including.
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Not for and except for are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Not for" with "Except for", this phrases are similar.
Not for
Except for and not for are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Except for" with "Not for", this phrases are similar.
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- That is except for one part where he invites the player to lunch to curtly inform them that if not for a promise to Toriel not to harm you, he would've killed you the minute he met you.
Source: Nice Guy / Video Games -
In Allegro Non Troppo 1, all the animals are brightly colored and cartoony except for those jerkass apes with red eyes and black sclera, who are the only ones seen killing other animals on purpose and not for food.
Source: Black Eyes of Crazy -
All the children (except for one kid) in South Park go see "Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire", which despite being rated R and the poster stating nobody under 17 can see the film, is not for children.
Source: Animation Age Ghetto
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Not for and Except for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except_for/not_for
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