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stave off
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Princeton's WordNet
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Synonyms:
forfend, avoid, eliminate, avert, ward off, distract, keep off, bend, suspend, obviate, invalidate, fend off, block, nullify, debar, exclude, head off, forefend, annul, quash, rid of, parry, bar, turn away, deflect, void
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stave off
Synonyms:
defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, lay over, let lie over
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1042 | bar | |
#1662 | block | |
#2215 | avoid | |
#2448 | void | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#6377 | exclude | |
#6506 | bend | |
#13027 | suspend | |
#21866 | parry | |
#30316 | distract | |
#30654 | avert | |
#34032 | invalidate | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#65899 | nullify | |
#66240 | quash | |
#79750 | obviate | |
#80071 | annul | |
#145048 | debar | |
#332329 | forfend |
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Google's big spending in Washington could be meant in part to rally Congress and the White House to come to its defense in the face of the EU's antitrust case against the company, it needs allies, the more prominent the better -- and it also wants to stave off any similar government inquiries stateside.
I think that we probably all recognize that an awful lot of the world, most of the world, doesn't know this meeting is taking place, but the truth is our goal for these talks, amending the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs, is one of the single most important unitary steps that we could possibly take at this moment to stave off the worst impacts of climate change.
It was raining the whole time, but we were able to stave off hypothermia, the trail back to the road is only 5 feet wide, so flying him was the fastest way to take the patient to the hospital without causing further injury.
We are working very hard to stave off this crisis.
The Amazon is incredibly important for our future, for our ability to stave off the worst of climate change, this isn't hyperbole. We're looking at untold destruction — not just of the The Amazon but for our entire planet.
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