apart from

as in except
not including apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape

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Recent Examples of apart from The linking factor is a light, almost milky quality that sets them apart from vivid neons and vampy dark shades typically associated winter nail colors. Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025 With a sophisticated quarter-zip sweater and wide-leg pants, this set will set you apart from your flight's other cozy passengers. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025 For spacing needs, this variety requires at least 18 inches apart from the other plants in their row. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025 One of the other challenges, apart from language, is that culture and humor are very closely related. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apart 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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  • The president continued to speak to reporters in the Oval Office after introducing the order while Kid Rock stood beside him and listened along.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Musk even addressed reporters while standing beside Trump behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 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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  • Now, people see their managers burning out, getting stuck themselves and not being qualified or connected enough to oversee or advance careers other than their own.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • So what are the pistachios doing other than obviously giving flavor? SU: There's a lot of nuts in this cake.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • The only improvement came from a rumor that top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Trump was considering a pause on all tariffs except for China.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • There were no abnormalities on his scans except for a brief period of atrial tachycardia, which is when the upper chambers of someone’s heart beat faster than normal, the filing said.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
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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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“Apart from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart%20from. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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