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discourage(reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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dismiss(separate, reject, cool, disregard)
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dodge(reject, block, prevent, avoid)
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duck(block, escape, dodge, evade)
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exclude(stop, reject, dismiss, prevent)
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frustrate(stop, separate, oppose, halt)
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hedge(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, control)
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keep at bay(expression, idiom, control, cut)
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push back(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
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recoil(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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refuse(stop, cut, separate, reject)
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resist(hold, control, cut, check)
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save(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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sidestep(block, avoid, escape, dodge)
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step aside(expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge)
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abstain(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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battle(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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beat back(expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
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bulwark(hold, cover, maintain, oppose)
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