2
repudiate(verb, clear, decline, remove, reject)
2
resist(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
2
rid(verb, clear, decline, remove, reject)
2
send packing(verb, expression, clear, decline, remove)
2
shed(verb, clear, decline, remove, reject)
2
show out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, clear, decline)
2
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2
snub(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight)
2
spurn(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight)
2
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2
sweep away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, clear, decline)
2
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
1
banish(verb, clear, decline, remove, reject)
1
block
1
buck(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
1
chase off
1
chide(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
1
confront(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
1
cool(verb, cut, separate, prevent, resist)
1
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