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not including

ADJECTIVE
omitting
Synonyms
STRONG
canceling discarding disregarding excepting excluding ignoring missing neglecting overlooking precluding repudiating slighting withholding
WEAK
not naming passing over
Antonyms
WEAK
including inserting mentioning
PREPOSITION
but
Synonyms
WEAK
aside from barring disregarding except omitting passing over without

Example Sentences

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In time spent watching football - not including stoppage time or extra time - that works out at 522,360 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Their daughter’s mortgage payment could be $6,400 a month at current rates, or 25% of gross income — not including the property taxes that didn’t exist at these levels in 1982.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The New York Fed’s GDP Nowcast has been drifting lower since early January, settling last week at an annualized 2.23% — not including the effect of the job numbers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The supporting characters, not including Mr. Dunster and Ms. Clive, only because they qualify as principals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

There were seven lawyers who worked for the county, not including Daines.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel