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avoid(verb, adverb, keep, seek, shun)
4
shun(verb, keep, avoid, seek, abjure)
3
eschew(verb, keep, avoid, seek, shun)
3
steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shun)
2
dodge(verb, keep, seek)
2
not touch(expression, avoid, shun, abjure)
1
blench
1
boggle
1
demur
1
disdain(verb, avoid, shun, abjure)
1
duck(verb, keep, avoid, seek, shun)
1
elude(verb, keep, avoid, seek, shun)
1
evade(verb, keep, avoid, seek, shun)
1
falter
1
fight
1
fight shy
1
flinch
1
forgo(verb, avoid, shun, abjure)
1
give up(verb, expression, avoid, shun, abjure)
1
hang back
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