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59 entries under deflect topic. ×

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ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
parry(verb, move, cut, separate, keep)
11
repel(verb, control, check, separate, keep)
11
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
10
rebuff(verb, cut, check, separate, keep)
10
repulse(verb, control, check, separate, keep)
9
avoid(verb, move, stop, cut, remove)
8
reject(verb, cut, check, separate, keep)
8
resist(verb, hold, control, cut, check)
7
refuse(verb, cut, separate, keep, reject)
6
forestall(verb, stop, separate, remove, halt)
6
prevent(verb, stop, hold, separate, remove)
6
snub(verb, keep, reject, disregard, dismiss)
6
spurn(verb, keep, reject, disregard, dismiss)
5
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
check(verb, control, cut, separate, reject)
5
hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control)
5
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
block(verb, separate, remove, delay, prevent)
4
dodge(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
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