Except that
Saving and except that are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saving" instead a conjunction phrase "Except that".
Saving
Saving conjunction - If it were not for the fact that.
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Synonyms for Saving
Except that and saving are semantically related. You can use "Except that" instead a conjunction "Saving".
Both terms in one sentence
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He is described as "being like Daimos, except that he charges you after saving you".
Source: Only in It for the Money -
Except that there's no particular reason why she couldn't have done the same thing from the plane, saving both them and herself.
Source: Stupid Sacrifice -
The second, saving the justice minister, isn't nearly as bad... except that it's the one time in the game that it's possible to have a checkpoint put in place after the situation has become unwinnable, and gives you no indication you screwed up except that you can't do anything.
Source: That One Puzzle
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Saving and Except that. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except_that/saving
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Saving or Except that. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except_that/saving.
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