285 entries under refuse topic. ×

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hold back(verb, expression, stop, cut, separate)
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hold off(verb, expression, stop, cut, separate)
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hold out(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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keep at bay(expression, idiom, cut, separate, reject)
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negate(verb, cut, reject, oppose)
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neglect(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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oppose(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject)
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prohibit(stop, cut, reject, restrain)
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protest(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, withdraw)
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push back(verb, expression, cut, clear, separate)
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put down(verb, expression, drop, cut, drive)
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put off(verb, expression, stop, reject, disregard)
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quit(verb, reject, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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rebut(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
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recall(verb, reject, dismiss, rebuff)
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relinquish(verb, clear, remove, reject, release)
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restrain(verb, stop, drop, control, cut)
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revoke(verb, reject, oppose, abandon)
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rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reject)
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say no(verb, expression, reject, oppose)
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