Not for
Saving and not for are semantically related. in other than topic. In some cases you can use "Saving" instead a preposition phrase "Not for".
Saving
Saving conjunction - If it were not for the fact that.
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Synonyms for Saving
Not for and saving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not for" instead a preposition "Saving".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Yang relates to her a story of her searching for her mother when she was younger, and almost got killed by some monsters as a result were it not for her uncle saving her and Ruby.
Source: Web Animation / RWBY -
He's nearly killed when his half-siblings drop a flowerpot on his head and likely would have bled out if not for a magician from the Tower finding and saving him.
Source: Webcomic / Black Haze -
It is explained later that were it not for that tragic event, he would never have finished his invention, which would have precluded him going back and saving her.
Source: Set Right What Once Went Wrong
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