Except for
Except for preposition - Not including.
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Synonyms for Except for
What if and except for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "What if" instead a conjunction phrase "Except for".
What if
Except for and what if are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except for" instead a conjunction phrase "What if".
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Both terms in one sentence
- So what if a small number of them know that we're coming, they have nothing to defend against us except for explosives that can't penetrate out AT-field.
Source: Superweapon Surprise -
Kirk, main Cloud Cuckoolander in a very nutty town, fits the trope down to a tee, except for being male.Paris:What if he doesn't like me?
Source: Series / Gilmore Girls - In "What if The Marvel Super Heroes had Lost Atlantis Attacks," Set contaminates the world's water supply turning nearly everyone into serpent people (including most of the remaining super heroes and villains), except for about eight random superheroes and villains.
Source: Non Sequitur Causality
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