59 entries under deflect topic. ×

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fence(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
4
preclude(verb, stop, separate, remove, halt)
3
brush off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
3
cut(verb, move, separate, reject, cool)
3
discourage(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
3
dismiss(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
3
evade(verb, move, get, cut, block)
3
keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, control, cut)
3
push back(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
3
rebuke(verb, keep, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
bypass(verb, block, deceive, hide, escape)
2
circumvent(verb, block, hide, escape, dodge)
2
decline(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
2
duck(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
2
elude(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
2
keep at a distance(verb, expression, idiom, keep, reject)
2
oppose(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
2
pass up(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
put off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
send away(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
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