aside from

as in except
not including aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term

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Recent Examples of aside from The truce holds, with many steps ahead The Gaza ceasefire has largely held aside from a flare-up in fighting last Sunday that left two Israeli soldiers and more than 40 Palestinians dead. NPR, 22 Oct. 2025 Naroditsky, the son of Jewish immigrants to the United States from Ukraine and Azerbaijan, was born in California and became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from world champion, at age 18. Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025 The 49ers’ only other sacks, aside from Bosa’s two, are one apiece from defensive lineman Mykel Williams and nickel back Upton Stout. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 In fact, trade between countries across the globe grew at its fastest rate since 2010 (aside from the rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic) during the first half of 2025, according to DHL’s Global Connectedness Tracker, a survey released in partnership with NYU Stern. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aside from
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  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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  • Located beside the Pyramids of Giza, the museum spans 500,000 square meters, according to the State Information Service website.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Among A-list sightings that had the whole crowd buzzing was Hailey Bieber and Miley Cyrus, who sat beside each other in matching leather looks.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020
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  • However, what's even more ingenious in setting them apart from other horror villains is how the killer offs their victims by using the rules of horror films against them.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His previous version of HB23, known as HB244, passed the State Senate during Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session with the same provisions — apart from the provision banning teachers from using students’ preferred pronouns, which was removed — but ultimately did not become law.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Oct. 2025
  • All of these are nocturnal except for the ground hogs.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Arguably the best thing about this season (other than every time Sage shows up on my TV screen) is how incredibly personal Savannah takes everything.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Resistance, other than a short but effective protest from La Liga players last weekend, has been pretty weak.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Aside from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aside%20from. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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