81 entries under foil topic. ×

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prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
20
preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
16
avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
15
avoid(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
15
forestall(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
15
hinder(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
14
debar(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
13
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
12
anticipate(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
11
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, separate)
11
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
10
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
9
bar(verb, stop, hold, control, remove)
8
block(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
8
check(verb, stop, control, decline, separate)
8
intercept(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
8
restrain(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
8
stop(verb, hold, control, check, decline)
7
forbid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
7
inhibit(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
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