200 entries under avoid topic. ×

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skip(verb, stop, run, start, pass)
5
avert(verb, escape, dodge, evade)
5
fence(verb, move, cut, block, slip)
5
shrink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
5
shy(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
4
beg the question(expression, idiom, hide, escape)
4
bypass(verb, keep, block, quit)
4
depart(run, start, pass, leave, abandon)
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double(verb, cut, reject, run, start)
4
fly(run, start, pass, withdraw, leave)
4
hem and haw(expression, idiom, escape, frustrate)
4
tergiversate(verb, move, cut, leave, abandon)
4
withdraw(verb, stop, start, leave, surrender)
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abstain(verb, escape, dodge, evade)
3
bilk(verb, stop, cut, reject, ruin)
3
decline(verb, reject, release, abandon, lower)
3
desert(verb, stop, run, start, pass)
3
ditch(verb, move, stop, cut, cover)
3
equivocate(verb, move, cut, ignore)
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foil(verb, stop, ruin, halt, prevent)
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