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squelch(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stave off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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stay(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stop(hold, control, reduce, restrain)
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suppress(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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tame(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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terminate(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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turn aside(expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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ward off(expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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withhold(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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confine
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hold up(expression, stop, restrain, curb)
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keep down
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put the kibosh on
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stave
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ward(allow, prohibit)
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