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curb(stop, hold, control, keep)
6
escape(stop, restrain, prevent, avoid)
6
hold off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
reject(decline, dismiss, refuse, avoid)
6
spurn(hold, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
6
stop(hold, decline, keep, restrain)
6
waive(decline, abandon, quit, resist)
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circumvent(avoid, escape, contain, trap)
5
deny(control, keep, reject, dismiss)
5
diet(refrain, starve, famish)
5
do without(expression, adjective, phrasal verb, hold)
5
dodge(reject, avoid, escape, evade)
5
elude(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
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leave off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
5
refrain from(expression, phrasal verb, stop, relinquish)
5
resist(decline, keep, restrain, abandon)
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bypass(reject, dismiss, refuse, avoid)
4
deny oneself(expression, idiom, hold, withdraw)
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hold(stop, keep, restrain, suppress)
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hold back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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