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fend off(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
beat off(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
check(stop, control, close, end)
3
curb(stop, control, close, end)
3
hold back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
3
parry(reject, block, avoid, resist)
3
resist(hold, control, check, reject)
3
stave off(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
ward off(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
2
arrest(stop, close, end, complete)
2
avert(hold, reject, maintain, oppose)
2
balk(stop, close, end, complete)
2
battle(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
block(stop, close, end, complete)
2
blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
2
bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, close)
2
bulwark(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
care for(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
cease fire(expression, stop, close, end)
2
cherish(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold at bay thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_at_bay/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold at bay thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_at_bay/thesaurus/synonyms>