96 entries under resist topic. ×

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repel(verb, control, check, reject, restrain)
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repel danger(verb, expression, hold, maintain, oppose)
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repulse(verb, control, check, reject, restrain)
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restrain(verb, control, check, repel)
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save(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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set back(expression, repel, repulse)
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snub(verb, reject, avoid, rebuff)
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take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
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turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, avoid)
2
war(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
withstand(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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deflect(verb, reject, block, avoid)
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foster(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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keep at a distance(verb, expression, idiom, reject, avoid)
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nourish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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rebuke(verb, reject, block, avoid)
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rebut(verb, check, reject, avoid)
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refuse(verb, reject, avoid, rebuff)
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retain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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spurn(verb, reject, avoid, rebuff)
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