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bring to an end(expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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bypass(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
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call it a day(expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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call it quits(expression, idiom, stop, drop)
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cancel(stop, end, reduce, release)
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cede(drop, give, decline, pass)
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circumlocute(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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circumvent(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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come to an end(expression, idiom, stop, close)
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curb(stop, close, end, complete)
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cut
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decline(stop, keep, reject, dismiss)
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deflect(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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demur(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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disapprove(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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dissolve(stop, end, discharge, complete)
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ditch(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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divert(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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dodge(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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duck(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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