70 entries under escape topic. ×

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divert(verb, move, stop, trouble, change)
10
deflect(verb, move, stop, change, separate)
9
avert(verb, stop, check, separate, reject)
7
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
6
swerve(verb, move, cut, prevent, alter)
5
dodge(verb, move, cut, avoid)
4
avoid(verb, move, stop, cut, reject)
4
shy(verb, depart, vary, dodge)
4
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
3
duck(verb, move, cut, avoid)
3
evade(verb, move, cut, avoid)
3
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
3
obviate(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
3
parry(verb, move, stop, cut, separate)
3
recoil(verb, reject, dodge, evade)
3
shift(verb, move, change, cut, slip)
3
sidestep(verb, move, cut, avoid)
3
steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
3
step aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dodge)
2
abstain(verb, reject, dodge, evade)
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