Except for
Except for preposition - Not including.
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Synonyms for Except for
Whereas and except for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whereas" instead a conjunction phrase "Except for".
Whereas
Whereas conjunction - For the reason that.
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Synonyms for Whereas
Except for and whereas are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except for" instead a conjunction "Whereas".
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Both terms in one sentence
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Which may indicate that only Will himself is supposed to see him as such whereas he's obviously gay to everyone else, except for Grace at first.
Source: Series / Will & Grace -
Every Jones except for Socrates himself is a huge philosophy buff, whereas he himself just doesn't get what the fuss is all about.
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Whereas Janet's shot was changed for nearly each series, except for Series 1-2, George's uses the same clip of him from the first ever episode until James Dreyfus takes the role in Series 6.
Source: Series / My Hero
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