250 entries under block topic. ×

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exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
9
keep(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
9
oppose(verb, stop, hold, attack, decline)
9
shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
8
avoid(verb, stop, break, close, end)
8
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, attack)
8
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
resist(verb, stop, hold, attack, separate)
8
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
taboo(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
8
veto(noun, verb, stop, decline, reject)
8
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
deny(verb, stop, attack, decline, reject)
7
dissuade(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
6
deflect(verb, stop, take, separate, halt)
6
forfend(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
6
refuse(verb, stop, attack, decline, separate)
6
stifle(verb, close, quiet, restrain)
5
enjoin(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
5
interfere with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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