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forbid(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
4
hinder(verb, stop, hold, end, remove)
4
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, close, restrain)
4
prohibit(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
4
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
4
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
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counter(verb, stop, remove, oppose, restrain)
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dodge(verb, reject, prevent, avoid)
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duck(verb, escape, dodge, evade)
3
frustrate(verb, stop, separate, oppose, halt)
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hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control)
3
refuse(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject)
3
resist(verb, hold, control, cut, check)
3
sidestep(verb, avoid, escape, dodge)
2
bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape)
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circumvent(verb, oppose, dispute, avoid)
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cool(verb, stop, cut, separate, restrain)
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disallow(verb, stop, reject, disregard, oppose)
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elude(verb, prevent, avoid, fool)
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estop(verb, stop, remove, reject)
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