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Synonyms

apart from

Idioms  

  1. Also, aside from. Besides, except for. For example, Apart from jogging occasionally in the park, she gets no exercise, or Aside from Sunday dinner with his parents they have not gone out for months. The first term dates from the early 1600s, the variant from the early 1800s.

Example Sentences

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Ros has been to support him every year, apart from one, when she had a stroke.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

That’s apart from the imminent changing of the guard at the Federal Reserve.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Ma believes her political experience sets her apart from other candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

One of the defining breakthroughs that set quantum physics apart from classical physics was the realization that matter behaves very differently at extremely small scales.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

What struck the distinguished financial historian, apart from the alarming facts of the case, was that…he was hearing them for the first time from Charlie Ledley.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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