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forbear(verb, hold, decline, reject)
18
refrain(verb, hold, control, decline)
16
avoid(verb, hold, reject, dismiss)
13
shun(verb, hold, reject, restrain)
12
eschew(verb, hold, decline, reject)
11
refuse(verb, hold, keep, reject)
10
decline(verb, hold, keep, reject)
10
evade(verb, hold, restrain, withdraw)
9
forgo(verb, hold, decline, reject)
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desist(verb, decline, reject, dismiss)
9
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
8
withhold(verb, hold, control, keep)
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keep(verb, hold, restrain, halt)
6
cease(verb, hold, decline, keep)
6
curb(verb, hold, control, keep)
6
escape(verb, restrain, prevent, avoid)
6
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
5
leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain)
5
refrain from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, relinquish)
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hold(verb, keep, restrain, suppress)
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