3
diverges(verb, diverges)
3
refracts(verb, bends)
2
bars(verb, dissuades)
2
bends(verb, bends)
2
bows(verb, bends)
2
curves(verb, bends)
2
departs
2
deviates
2
diffracts
2
digresses
2
disinclines(verb, dissuades)
2
diverts(verb, dissuades)
2
flexes(verb, bends)
2
prevents(verb, dissuades)
2
twists(verb, bends)
2
varies
2
veers(verb, diverges)
1
admonishes(verb, dissuades)
1
averts(verb, dissuades)
1
bans(verb, dissuades)
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