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eschew(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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angle off(expression, turn, shift, depart)
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balk(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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ban(reject, dismiss, exclude, discount)
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bend(turn, slip, depart, swing)
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cherish(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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cover(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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dishearten
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dissuade
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escape(reject, avoid, dodge, evade)
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forbid(stop, reduce, reject, dismiss)
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keep(delay, prevent, retard)
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keep off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
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oppose(hold, separate, maintain, secure)
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recoil(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
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shove aside(expression, phrasal verb, stop, prevent)
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skip(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
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switch(prevent, alter, repel, distract)
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uphold(support, hold, maintain, oppose)
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whip(turn, slip, prevent, rush)
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