Exclusive of and Except

Exclusive of

Exclusive of preposition - Not including.
Usage example: all food and beverages are included in the price, exclusive of any alcoholic drinks ordered from the bar
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Except and exclusive of are semantically related In some cases you can use "Except" instead a preposition phrase "Exclusive of".

Except

Except preposition - Not including.
Usage example: the store is open daily except Sundays

Exclusive of and except are semantically related in excluding topic. You can use "Exclusive of" instead a preposition "Except", if it concerns topics such as apart from, other than.
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