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delay(verb, check, hinder, lessen, impede)
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demur(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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deny(withdraw, cancel, reverse, renounce, repudiate)
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depart(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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desist(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
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detain(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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dial back(expression, withdraw, renounce, repudiate, contradict)
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die(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
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disavow(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
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disclaim(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
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discontinue(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
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disown(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
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dodge(withdraw, avoid, evade, recoil, shudder)
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down(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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draw in(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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drop(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
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drop out(expression, withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect)
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ease(withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect, detach)
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ebb(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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