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circumvent(block, hide, escape, dodge)
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conserve(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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contend(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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cover(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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deceive(move, cut, avoid, hide)
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decline(cut, separate, reject, cool)
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delay
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desist(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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ditch(move, cut, avoid, escape)
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duck(move, cut, block, avoid)
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elude(move, cut, block, avoid)
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entrench(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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equivocate(move, cut, avoid, deceive)
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escape(move, cut, avoid, deceive)
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eschew(hide, escape, dodge, evade)
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espouse(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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flee(hide, escape, dodge, evade)
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forbid
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force back(expression, cut, separate, cool)
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fortify(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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APASmart Define. (2015). fend off thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fend_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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