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baffle(stop, upset, hold, control)
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disallow(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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foreclose(exclude, hindrance)
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repress(stop, hold, control, quiet)
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restrict(stop, hold, control, quiet)
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exclude(stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
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keep(stop, hold, control, restrain)
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oppose(stop, hold, attack, decline)
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shut out(expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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slow(stop, reduce, restrain, hinder)
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avoid(stop, break, close, end)
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counteract(stop, hold, control, attack)
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fend off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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resist(stop, hold, attack, separate)
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stave off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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taboo(stop, decline, reduce, reject)
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veto(noun, stop, decline, reject)
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ward off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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counter(stop, attack, remove, keep)
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deny(stop, attack, decline, reject)
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